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pre·vail  (pr-vl)

intr.v. pre·vailed, pre·vail·ing, pre·vails

1. To be greater in strength or influence; triumph: prevailed against the enemy.

2. To be or become effective; win out: hoped justice would prevail.

3. To be most common or frequent; be predominant: a region where snow and ice prevail.

4. To be in force, use, or effect; be current: an ancient tradition that still prevails.

5. To use persuasion or inducement successfully. Often used with on, upon, or with. See Synonyms at persuade.

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[Middle English prevailen, from Old French prevaloir, prevaill-, from Latin praevalre, to be stronger : prae-, pre- + valre, to be strong; see wal- in Indo-European roots.]

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pre·vailer n.

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prevail

Verb

1. (often foll. by over, against)to prove superior; gain mastery: moderate nationalists have until now prevailed over the radicals

2. to be the most important feature: a casual good-natured mood prevailed

3. to be generally established: this attitude has prevailed for many years

4. prevail on or upon to succeed in persuading: he had easily been prevailed upon to accept a lift [Latin praevalere to be superior in strength]

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	prevail - be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance; "Money reigns supreme here"; "Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood" dominate, predominate, reign, rule override - prevail over; "health considerations override financial concerns" overarch - be central or dominant; "This scene overarches the entire first act" outbalance, overbalance, preponderate, outweigh - weigh more heavily; "these considerations outweigh our wishes"
	2.	prevail - be valid, applicable, or true; "This theory still holds" obtain, hold exist, be - have an existence, be extant; "Is there a God?"
	3.	prevail - continue to exist; "These stories die hard"; "The legend of Elvis endures" die hard, persist, endure, run continue - exist over a prolonged period of time; "The bad weather continued for two more weeks" carry over - transfer or persist from one stage or sphere of activity to another run - occur persistently; "Musical talent runs in the family" reverberate - have a long or continuing effect; "The discussions with my teacher reverberated throughout my adult life"
	4.	prevail - prove superior; "The champion prevailed, though it was a hard fight" triumph win - be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious; "He won the Gold Medal in skating"; "Our home team won"; "Win the game"
	5.	prevail - use persuasion successfully; "He prevailed upon her to visit his parents" persuade - cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm; "You can't persuade me to buy this ugly vase!"

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prevail

verb 1. win, succeed, triumph, overcome, overrule, be victorious, carry the day, prove superior, gain mastery

verb 2. be widespread, abound, predominate, be current, be prevalent, preponderate, exist generally

prevail on or upon someone persuade, influence, convince, prompt, win over, induce, incline, dispose, sway, talk into, bring round

Translations

prevail [prɪˈveɪl] vi (= gain mastery) → prevalecer (= be current); predominar (= persuade): to prevail (up)on sb to do sth → persuadir a algn para que haga algo

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prevail [prɪˈveɪl] vi (= win) → l'emporter, prévaloir (= be usual); avoir cours (= persuade);

to prevail (up)on sb to do → persuader qn de faire

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prevail [prɪˈveɪl] vi (= be current) → vorherrschen (= triumph); siegen;

to prevail (up)on sb to do sth (= persuade) → jdn dazu bewegen or überreden, etw zu tun

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prevail [prɪˈveɪl] vi (= win, be usual) → prevalere (= persuade): to prevail (up)on sb to do → persuadere qn a fare

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prevail

v prevail [priˈveil]

1 (withoveroragainst) to win or succeed With God's help we shall prevail over sin and wickedness; Truth must prevail in the end. oorwin يَنْتَصِر على، يَتَغَلَّب على побеждавам zvítězit sejre die Oberhand gewinnen υπερισχύω prevalecer, imponerse võitu saama چیره شدن؛ موفق شدن voittaa l'emporter (de, sur) לְנָצֵח जीतना prevladati,pobijediti győzedelmeskedik menang sigra prevalere 打ち勝つ 승리하다; 성공하다 įveikti, nugalėti uzvarēt; gūt virsroku menang zegevieren seire, vinne zwyciężyć triunfar a învinge одолеть; (вос)торжествовать zvíťaziť prevladati prevagnuti segra ชนะ yenmek; baskın çıkmak 勝［過］，優勝，獲勝 переважати; превалювати غالب ہونا، کام ياب ہونا chiếm ưu thế 胜［过］，优胜，获胜

2 to be most usual or common This mistaken belief still prevails in some parts of the country. die rondte doen يَسود، يَعِم، يَنْتَشِر преобладавам převládat; trvat være fremherskende vorherrschen κυριαρχώ, επικρατώ prevalecer, predominar valitsema رواج داشتن olla vallalla avoir cours לִשרוֹר आम होना prevladavati uralkodik lazim vera ráðandi essere diffuso 広がっている 널리 퍼지다, 보급되다 vyrauti būt pārsvarā; valdīt lazim heersen være rådende/vanlig panować existir a fi răspândit преобладать prevládať prevladovati preovladati råda, florera, grassera มีอยู่ทั่วไป yaygın olmak 盛行，普遍 існувати; бути поширеним رائج ہونا phổ biến nhất 盛行，普遍

adj preˈvailing

1 most frequent The prevailing winds are from the west. heersend سائِد преобладаващ převládající mest hyppige vorherrschend επικρατέστερος, συχνότερος predominante ülekaalus (olev) متداول vallitseva dominant רוּחַ שַׁלֶטֶת अकसर आने वाला nejčešći uralkodó paling sering ríkjandi dominante 主な 가장 빈번한 vyraujantis dominējošs; valdošs lazim heersend rådende przeważający predominante dominant преобладающий prevládajúci prevladujoč preovlađujući rådande, förhärskande ซึ่งมีบ่อย düzenli, her zaman olan 盛行的 пануючий بار بار آنے والا thường xuyên nhất 盛行的

2 common or widespread at the present time the prevailing mood of discontent among young people. heersend شائِع، سائِد преобладаващ panující, běžný almindelig; dominerende vorherrschend κυρίαρχος, επικρατών, διαδεδομένος predominante, imperante; usual, corriente valdav رایج vallitseva du jour שוֹלֵט प्रचलित pretežan általános umum ráðandi comune 一般的な 널리 퍼져 있는 paplitęs, visuotinis izplatītākais; valdošais lazim gangbaar, heersend rådende, gjeldende, gjengs powszechny corrente răspândit превалирующий panujúci, bežný prevladujoč preovlađujući rådande, förhärskande ซึ่งมีอยู่ทั่วไป yaygın 流行的 загальнопоширений مروج، عام rất thông dụng 流行的

adj prevalent [ˈprevələnt]

common; widespread Lung diseases used to be prevalent among miners. veelvoorkomend سائِد، شائِع преобладаващ obvyklý, rozšířený almindelig; udbredt häufig διαδεδομένος corriente, frecuente, común; predominante üldine شایع؛ رایج yleinen fréquent נָפוֹץ प्रचलन, प्रचलित koji prevladava,nejčešći elterjedt umum algengur; útbreiddur comune, diffuso はやっている 널리 퍼진 paplitęs izplatīts tersebar luas veel voorkomend utbredt, rådende rozpowszechniony corrente răspândit, frecvent (широко) распространённый obvyklý, rozšírený razširjen rasprostranjen utbredd, allmän ที่พบได้บ่อย ๆ yaygın/hâkim olan 流行的 поширений; переважний عام، مروج phổ biến 流行的

n prevalence [ˈprevələns]

veelvoorkomendheid إنْتِشار، شُيوع преобладаване převaha udbredelse; almindelig forekomst das Vorherrschen διάδοση, γενίκευση predominancia ülekaalus olek شیوع؛ رواج levinneisyys prédominance נְפִיצוּת प्रचलन, प्रचार, व्यापकता prevladavanje,nadmoć elterjedtség kelaziman útbreiðsla prevalenza 普及 보급, 유행 paplitimas, vyravimas izplatība; pārsvars tersebar luas het wijd verspreid zijn vanlig forekomst, utbredelse przewaga predominância răspândire; pre­do­mi­nare распространённость prevaha razširjenost rasprostranjenost allmän förekomst, utbredning ความแพร่หลาย yaygınlık, geçerlilik 流行 поширення; панування غلبہ sự phổ biến 流行

prevail on, upon

to persuade Can I prevail on you to stay for supper? oorreed يُقْنِع убеждавам přemluvit overtale jemanden dazu bewegen πείθω, καταφέρνω κπ. να κάνει κτ. persuadir, convencer veenma قبولاندن pyytää persuader de לְשַכנֵע (के लिए) राजी करना, सम्मत करना nagovoriti rábeszél vkit membujuk telja e-n á e-ð convincere, persuadere 説き伏せる 설득하다 įkalbėti, įtikinti pierunāt; piedabūt dapat memujuk overhalen overtale nakłonić convencer a convinge pe убедить prehovoriť (koho) prepričati (koga) nagovoriti förmå ชักจูง ikna etmek 勸說，說服 переконувати, умовляти مائل کرنا thuyết phục 劝说，说服