prevail
IPA: prɪvˈeɪɫ
verb
- (intransitive) To be superior in strength, dominance, influence, or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand; to outnumber others.
- (intransitive) To triumph; to be victorious.
- (intransitive) To be current, widespread, or predominant; to have currency or prevalence.
- (intransitive) To succeed in persuading or inducing.
- (transitive, obsolete) To avail.
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Examples of "prevail" in Sentences
- Her obduracy prevailed.
- The troupe prevailed the city.
- Permissiveness will prevail here.
- The prevailing wind is from the west.
- The man's order prevailed in the Town.
- The opinion of the community would prevail.
- Let the civilised and not the barbaric prevail.
- It reflects the prevailing knowledge of the field.
- The prevailing view of the discussion is to merge.
- This is the prevailing perception of the campus culture.