prevailing

pre·vail·ing  (pr-vlng)

adj.

1. Most frequent or common; predominant.

2. Generally current; widespread.

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pre·vailing·ly adv.

pre·vailing·ness n.

Synonyms: prevailing, prevalent, current
These adjectives denote what exists or is encountered generally at a particular time. Prevailing applies to what is most frequent or common at a certain time or in a certain place: took a poll to find the prevailing opinion.
Prevalent suggests widespread existence or occurrence but does not imply predominance: a belief that was prevalent in the Middle Ages.
Current often stresses the present time and is frequently applied to what is subject to frequent change: current psychoanalytic theories.

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prevailing [prɪˈveɪlɪŋ]

adj

1. generally accepted; widespread the prevailing opinion

2. most frequent or conspicuous; predominant the prevailing wind is from the north

prevailingly  adv

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

prevailing - most frequent or common; "prevailing winds" predominant, prevalent, rife, dominant frequent - coming at short intervals or habitually; "a frequent guest"; "frequent complaints"

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prevailing

adjective

1. widespread, general, established, popular, common, set, current, usual, ordinary, fashionable, in style, customary, prevalent, in vogue individuals who have gone against the prevailing opinion

2. predominating, ruling, main, existing, principal the prevailing weather conditions in the area

Translations

prevailing [prɪˈveɪlɪŋ] ADJ [opinion, wind] → predominante; [price] → imperante
the prevailing fashion → la moda actual, la moda reinante
under prevailing conditions → bajo las condiciones actuales

prevailing [prɪˈveɪlɪŋ] adj

[winds] → dominant(e)

[view, opinion, attitudes] → le plus répandu or la plus répandue

prevailing

adj

(= current) fashion, conditions → derzeitig, derzeit herrschend, aktuell; opinion → aktuell, (vor)herrschend; the prevailing wisdom → die vorherrschende or derzeitige Überzeugung

wind → vorherrschend

prevailing [prɪˈveɪlɪŋ] adj (conditions) → attuale; (belief, customs, attitude) → predominante, prevalente; (wind) → dominante

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prevailing [prɪˈveɪlɪŋ] adj (conditions) → attuale; (belief, customs, attitude) → predominante, prevalente; (wind) → dominante