Predominant — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

most frequent or common

having superior power and influence

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɹɪdˈɑːmɪnənt/

🇬🇧British English

/pɹɪdˈɒmɪnənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pɹɪdˈɒmɪnənt/

4 syllables Say it as /pɹɪdˈɑːmɪnənt/.

Examples

prevailing winds
the predominant mood among policy-makers is optimism

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

prevalent dominant preponderant paramount prevailing rife overriding preponderating predominate

Parts of Speech

adjective	most frequent or common “prevailing winds”
adjective	having superior power and influence “the predominant mood among policy-makers is optimism”

Word Forms

prevalence	noun	the quality of prevailing generally; being widespread
prevail	verb	continue to exist
predominance	noun	the quality of being more noticeable than anything else
predominate	verb	be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
preponderance	noun	superiority in power or influence
preponderate	verb	weigh more heavily

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

vorherrschend

am häufigsten oder am häufigsten

🇫🇷French

prédominant

le plus fréquent ou le plus courant

🇪🇸Spanish

predominante

más frecuente o común

🇮🇹Italian

predominante

più frequente o comune

🇳🇱Dutch

overheersend

meest voorkomend of gebruikelijk

🇵🇹Portuguese

predominante

mais frequente ou comum

🇷🇺Russian

преобладающий

наиболее частый или распространенный

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सर्वाधिक

सबसे अधिक बार होने वाला या सामान्य

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রধান

সবচেয়ে ঘন ঘন বা সাধারণ

🇮🇳Tamil

முதன்மையானது

மிகவும் அடிக்கடி அல்லது பொதுவானது

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రబలమైనది

అత్యంత తరచుగా లేదా సాధారణమైనది

🇮🇳Marathi

प्रमुख

सर्वात वारंवार किंवा सामान्य

🇮🇳Gujarati

પ્રબળ

સૌથી વધુ વારંવાર અથવા સામાન્ય

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ರಧಾನವಾದ

ಅತ್ಯಂತ ಆಗಾಗ್ಗೆ ಅಥವಾ ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്രബലമായ

ഏറ്റവും പതിവ് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ സാധാരണ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪ੍ਰਮੁੱਖ

ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਵੱਧ ਅਕਸਰ ਜਾਂ ਆਮ

🇵🇰Urdu

غالب

اکثر یا عام

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

占主导地位的

最常见或最常见的

🇯🇵Japanese

支配的な

最も頻繁または一般的な

🇰🇷Korean

우세한

가장 빈번하거나 흔한

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chiếm ưu thế

thường xuyên nhất hoặc phổ biến

🇹🇭Thai

เด่น

บ่อยที่สุดหรือบ่อยที่สุด

🇮🇩Indonesian

utama

paling sering atau umum

🇵🇭Filipino

nangingibabaw

pinakamadalas o karaniwan

🇲🇾Malay

dominan

paling kerap atau biasa

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

السائد

الأكثر شيوعا أو شيوعا

🇮🇷Persian

غالب

رایج ترین یا رایج ترین

🇹🇷Turkish

baskın

en sık veya yaygın

🇮🇱Hebrew

מִשׁתַלֵט

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The primary meaning of 'predominant' is 'most frequent or common'.

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Using 'predominant' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'predominant' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'predominant' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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