prevail

pre·vail

 (prĭ-vāl′)

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

1. To be greater in strength or influence; triumph: The home team prevailed against the visitors. Shouldn't the public interest prevail over an individual's?

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

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

4. 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 praevalēre, to be stronger : prae-, pre- + valēre, to be strong; see wal- in Indo-European roots.]

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pre·vail′er n.

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prevail

(prɪˈveɪl)

vb (intr)

1. (often foll by: over or against) to prove superior; gain mastery: skill will prevail.

2. to be or appear as the most important feature; be prevalent

3. to exist widely; be in force

4. (often foll by: on or upon) to succeed in persuading or inducing

[C14: from Latin praevalēre to be superior in strength, from prae beyond + valēre to be strong]

preˈvailer n

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pre•vail

(prɪˈveɪl)

v.i.

1. to be widespread or current; exist generally.

2. to appear or occur as the most important or frequent feature or element; predominate.

3. to be or prove superior in strength, power, or influence (usu. fol. by over): to prevail over one's enemies.

4. to succeed; become dominant; win out.

5. to use persuasion or inducement successfully (usu. fol. by on or upon): Can you prevail on him to go?

[1350–1400; Middle English < Latin praevalēre=prae- pre- + valēre to be strong; compare prevalent]

pre•vail′er, n.

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prevail

Past participle: prevailed
Gerund: prevailing

Imperative

prevail

prevail

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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 We hoped that common sense would prevail.

2. be widespread, abound, predominate, be current, be prevalent, preponderate, exist generally A similar situation prevails in America.

prevail on or upon someone persuade, influence, convince, prompt, win over, induce, incline, dispose, sway, talk into, bring round Do you think she can be prevailed upon to do it?

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prevail

verb

To occupy the preeminent position in:

dominate, predominate, preponderate, reign, rule.

Idioms: have the ascendancy, reign supreme.

phrasal verb
prevail against or over

To win a victory over, as in battle or a competition:

beat, best, conquer, defeat, master, overcome, rout, subdue, subjugate, surmount, triumph over, vanquish, worst.

Informal: trim, whip.

Slang: ace, lick.

Idioms: carry the day, get the best of, get the better of, go someone one better.

phrasal verb
prevail on or upon

To succeed in causing (a person) to act in a certain way:

argue into, bring, bring around (or round), convince, get, induce, persuade, sell (on), talk into.

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Translations

يَسود، يَعِم، يَنْتَشِريَنْتَصِر على، يَتَغَلَّب على

převládattrvatzvítězit

sejre

vorherrschenOberhand gewinnenobwalten

επικρατώ

dominarimponersepredominarprevalecerreinar

avoir cours

sigravera ráîandi

prevaleretrionfareconvincerediffusolarga diffusione

paplitęspaplitimas

būt pārsvarāgūt virsrokuuzvarētvaldīt

seirevære rådendevære vanlig

predominarprevalecer

baskın çıkmakyaygın olmakyenmek

优胜普遍盛行胜过获胜

prevail

[prɪˈveɪl] VI

1. (= gain mastery) → prevalecer
finally good sense prevailed → por fin se impuso el buen sentido
eventually peace prevailed → al final se restableció la paz
to prevail against or over one's enemies → triunfar sobre los enemigos

2. (= be current) [views, opinions] → predominar; (= be in fashion) → estar de moda, estar en boga
the conditions that now prevail → las condiciones que ahora imperan

3. (= persuade) to prevail (up)on sb to do sth → convencer a algn para que haga algo
he was eventually prevailed upon to do it → por fin lograron convencerlo de que lo hiciera
she could not be prevailed upon → fue imposible persuadirla, no se convenció

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prevail

[prɪˈveɪl] vi

(= triumph) [common sense, opinion, proposal] → prévaloir
In the end, common sense prevailed → À la fin, le bon sens a prévalu.
Rick still believes that justice will prevail → Rick croit toujours que la justice prévaudra.
to prevail over sth → prévaloir contre qch

(= exist, be common) [doctrine, situation, conditions, attitudes] → avoir cours
A similar situation prevails in America → Une situation similaire a cours en Amérique.

(= win) (in battle, contest, dispute) → s'imposer

prevail on

vt fus → persuader
to prevail on sb to do sth → persuader qn de faire qch
to prevail upon sb to do sth → persuader qn de faire qch

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prevail

vi

(= gain mastery) → sich durchsetzen (over, against gegenüber)

(conditions, wind etc) → vorherrschen; (= be widespread: customs) → weitverbreitet sein

(= persuade) to prevail (up)on somebody to do something → jdn dazu bewegen or bringen, etw zu tun

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prevail

[prɪˈveɪl] vi

a. (gain mastery) to prevail (against, over) → prevalere (su)

b. (be current, fashion, belief) → essere diffuso/a
the conditions that prevail → le condizioni attuali

c. (persuade) to prevail (up)on sb to do sth → convincere qn a fare qc, persuadere qn a fare qc

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prevail

(priˈveil) verb

1. (with over or against) 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 triunfar zvítězit die Oberhand gewinnen sejre υπερισχύωprevalecer, imponerse võitu saama چیره شدن؛ موفق شدن voittaa l'emporterלנצח जीतना prevladati, pobijediti győzedelmeskedik menang sigra prevalere 打ち勝つ 성공하다 įveikti, nugalėti uzvarēt; gūt virsroku menang zegevierenseire, vinnezwyciężyć برى موندل triunfar a învinge одолеть; 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 predominar převládat; trvat vorherrschen være fremherskende κυριαρχώ, επικρατώprevalecer, predominar valitsema رواج داشتن vallita avoir cours לִשרוֹר आम होना prevladavati uralkodik lazim vera ráðandi essere diffuso 広がっている 만연되다 vyrauti būt pārsvarā; valdīt lazim heersen være rådende/vanlig panować رواج درلودل 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

preˈvailing adjective

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

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

prevalent (ˈprevələnt) adjective

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

prevalence (ˈprevələns) noun

veelvoorkomendheid إنْتِشار، شُيوع преобладаване predominância převaha das Vorherrschen udbredelse; almindelig forekomst διάδοση, γενίκευσηpredominancia ülekaalus olek شیوع؛ رواج vallitsevuus prédominance נְפִיצוּת प्रचलन, प्रचार, व्यापकता prevladavanje, nadmoć elterjedtség kelaziman útbreiðsla prevalenza 普及 널리 퍼져 있음 paplitimas, vyravimas izplatība; pārsvars tersebar luas het wijd verspreid zijnvanlig forekomst, utbredelseprzewaga شيوع، رواج 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 convencer přemluvit jemanden dazu bewegen overtale πείθω, καταφέρνω κπ. να κάνει κτ. persuadir, convencer veenma قبولاندن taivuttaa jk 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 설복시키다 įkalbėti, įtikinti pierunāt; piedabūt dapat memujuk overhalenovertalenakłonić په يو چا باندى يو شى منل 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

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