Prevailing - English meaning

prɪˈveɪ.lɪŋ

Prevailing – definitions in English dictionary

adjective
Existing at a particular time; current.
Usage examples:
The unfavourable prevailing economic conditions

verb
Prove more powerful or superior.
Usage examples:
It is hard for logic to prevail over emotion
Synonims:
Win Win out Win through Triumph Be victorious Be the victor Gain the victory Carry the day Carry all before one Finish first Come out ahead Come out on top Succeed Prove superior Conquer Over
verb
Persuade (someone) to do something.
Usage examples:
She was prevailed upon to give an account of her work
Synonims:
Persuade Induce Talk someone into Coax Convince Make Get Press someone into Win someone over Sway Bring someone round Argue someone into Urge Pressure someone into Pressurize someone into Bri

adjective
Existing and accepted
Usage examples:
The prevailing view is that economic growth is likely to slow down.

adjective
Existing in a particular place or at a particular time
Usage examples:
The bank said it will buy the shares at the prevailing market price., prevailing economic/market co…

Prevailing translation into English

Prevailing: translate from English into Chinese

盛行的, 优势, 广布的

Prevailing: translate from English into Dutch

Overheersend, Heersend, Gangbaar

Prevailing: translate from English into French

Régnant, Dominant, Répandu

Prevailing: translate from English into German

Vorherrschend, Aktuell, Herrschend, Geltend, Bestehend, Derzeitig, Derzeit herrschend

Prevailing: translate from English into Hindi

प्रचलित, विद्यमान, प्राधान्य होनेवाला, प्रबल होनेवाला, प्रचारित

Prevailing: translate from English into Italian

Prevalente, Dominante, Predominante, Attuale

Prevailing: translate from English into Korean

널리 행해진

Prevailing: translate from English into Russian

Преобладающий, Превалирующий, Господствующий, Широко распространенный

Prevailing: translate from English into Spanish

Predominante, Imperante, Actual, Común

Word origin

late Middle English: from Latin praevalere ‘have greater power’, from prae ‘before’ + valere ‘have power’.

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Prevailing – similar words

prevailers

noun
A successful or victorious person; a person who succeeds in overcoming or persuading another.

Prevailers - all meanings in English

prevailer

noun
A successful or victorious person; a person who succeeds in overcoming or persuading another.

Prevailer - all meanings in English

prevailed

verb
Prove more powerful or superior.
Usage examples:
It is hard for logic to prevail over emotion

verb
Past simple and past participle of prevail
Usage examples:
I am sure that common sense will prevail in the end., and did reason prevail over (= become a more …

Prevailed - all meanings in English

prevail

prɪˈveɪl

verb
Prove more powerful or superior.
Usage examples:
It is hard for logic to prevail over emotion

verb
To exist and be accepted among a large number of people, or to get a position of control and influence
Usage examples:
Let’s hope that common sense prevails., in spite of injuries, our team prevailed and went on to win.

verb
To get control or influence in a particular situation
Usage examples:
Prevail over sth they complained that corporate interests often prevailed over the needs of the ind…

Prevail - all meanings in English

Prevailing synonims

coax

verb
Gently and persistently persuade (someone) to do something.
Usage examples:
The trainees were coaxed into doing boring work

noun
Coaxial cable.
Usage examples:
After all, you can't lay fiber, buy cable modems and pay for cable tv with surplus coax.

adjective
Coaxial.
Usage examples:
Coax connectors

Coax - all meanings in English

conquer

verb
Overcome and take control of (a place or people) by military force.
Usage examples:
He conquered cyprus

verb
To defeat an enemy, or to take control or possession of a foreign land
Usage examples:
I felt like i had conquered the world., students have to conquer their initial shyness., the conque…

Conquer - all meanings in English

convince

verb
Cause (someone) to believe firmly in the truth of something.
Usage examples:
Robert's expression had obviously convinced her of his innocence

verb
To cause someone to believe something or to do something
Usage examples:
We tried to convince my grandfather to live with us., [ + (that) clause ] i’m convinced (that) she’…

Convince - all meanings in English

get

verb
Come to have (something); receive.
Usage examples:
I got a letter from him the other day

noun
See have.

verb
Come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

Get - all meanings in English

induce

verb
Succeed in persuading or leading (someone) to do something.
Usage examples:
The pickets induced many workers to stay away

verb
Cause to act in a specified manner

verb
To persuade someone to do something, or to cause something to happen
Usage examples:
They induced her to take the job by offering her a bonus., if you want me to stay, you’re going to …

Induce - all meanings in English

make

verb
Form (something) by putting parts together or combining substances; create.
Usage examples:
My grandmother made a dress for me

noun
The manufacturer or trade name of a product.
Usage examples:
The make, model, and year of his car

verb
Perform or carry out

Make - all meanings in English

over

preposition
Extending directly upwards from.
Usage examples:
I saw flames over berlin

noun
Expressing passage or trajectory across an area.
Usage examples:
He leant over and tapped me on the hand

prefix
Excessively; to an unwanted degree.
Usage examples:
Overambitious

Over - all meanings in English

persuade

verb
Induce (someone) to do something through reasoning or argument.
Usage examples:
It wasn't easy, but i persuaded him to do the right thing

verb
Cause somebody to adopt a certain position or belief

Persuade - all meanings in English

succeed

verb
Achieve the desired aim or result.
Usage examples:
Keep trying and you will eventually succeed

verb
To achieve something that you have been aiming for, or (of a plan or piece of work) to have the desired results
Usage examples:
She’s been trying to pass her driving test for years and she finally succeeded., he succeeded in bu…

verb
If you succeed, you achieve something that you have been trying to do or get, and if a plan or a piece of work succeeds, it has the results that you wanted
Usage examples:
Succeed in sth he is determined to succeed in the property market., succeed in doing sth the new ex…

Succeed - all meanings in English

sway

verb
Move or cause to move slowly or rhythmically backwards and forwards or from side to side.
Usage examples:
He swayed slightly on his feet

noun
A rhythmical movement from side to side.
Usage examples:
The easy sway of her hips

verb
Move back and forth

Sway - all meanings in English

triumph

noun
A great victory or achievement.
Usage examples:
A garden built to celebrate napoleon's many triumphs

verb
Achieve a victory; be successful.
Usage examples:
Spectacle has once again triumphed over content

noun
A complete victory or success achieved esp. after great difficulties, making the result particularly satisfying
Usage examples:
[ c ] the elimination of smallpox was one of medicine’s greatest triumphs., we visited yorktown bat…

Triumph - all meanings in English

urge

verb
Try earnestly or persistently to persuade (someone) to do something.
Usage examples:
He urged her to come and stay with us

noun
A strong desire or impulse.
Usage examples:
He felt the urge to giggle

verb
To encourage someone strongly to do something or to ask that something be done
Usage examples:
Party leaders urged her to run for congress., a human/natural urge, sometimes i get an urge to go s…

Urge - all meanings in English

win

wɪn

verb
Be successful or victorious in (a contest or conflict).
Usage examples:
United won four games in a row

noun
A successful result in a contest, conflict, bet, or other endeavour; a victory.
Usage examples:
A 3–0 win over birmingham

verb
To defeat a competitor, or to achieve first position or get a prize in a competition
Usage examples:
[ i ] did they win last night?, [ t ] our team won the game!

Win - all meanings in English

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