Preponderating — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

weigh more heavily

having superior power and influence

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɹɪpˈɑːndɚɹˌeɪɾɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/pɹɪpˈɒndəɹˌeɪtɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pɹɪpˈɒndəɹˌeɪtɪŋ/

5 syllables Say it as /pɹɪpˈɑːndɚɹˌeɪɾɪŋ/.

Examples

these considerations outweigh our wishes
the predominant mood among policy-makers is optimism

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

predominant preponderant paramount overriding preponderate overbalance predominate outweigh outbalance

Parts of Speech

verb	weigh more heavily “these considerations outweigh our wishes”
adjective	having superior power and influence “the predominant mood among policy-makers is optimism”

Word Forms

preponderant	adjective	having superior power and influence
preponderance	noun	superiority in power or influence
predominance	noun	the state of being predominant over others
preponderate	verb	weigh more heavily

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

überwiegend

schwerer wiegen

🇫🇷French

prépondérant

peser plus lourdement

🇪🇸Spanish

preponderante

pesar más

🇮🇹Italian

preponderante

pesare di più

🇳🇱Dutch

overheersend

wegen zwaarder

🇵🇹Portuguese

preponderante

pesar mais

🇷🇺Russian

преобладающий

весить больше

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पहले से विचार करना

अधिक वजन उठाना

🇮🇳Tamil

முன்கூட்டிய

அதிக எடை

🇮🇳Telugu

ముందస్తుగా ఆలోచించడం

మరింత బరువుగా ఉంటాయి

🇮🇳Gujarati

પૂર્વગ્રહ

વધુ ભારે વજન

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪೂರ್ವಭಾವಿಯಾಗಿ

ಹೆಚ್ಚು ತೂಕ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മുൻകൂട്ടി നിശ്ചയിക്കുന്നു

കൂടുതൽ ഭാരം

🇮🇳Punjabi

prepondering

ਜ਼ਿਆਦਾ ਭਾਰ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

占优势

体重更重

🇯🇵Japanese

優勢な

体重がもっと重くなる

🇰🇷Korean

압도적인

더 무겁게 무게를 달다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chiếm ưu thế

cân nặng hơn

🇹🇭Thai

การไตร่ตรองล่วงหน้า

มีน้ำหนักมากขึ้น

🇮🇩Indonesian

lebih besar

menimbang lebih berat

🇵🇭Filipino

pinagmumulan

mas mabigat ang timbang

🇲🇾Malay

mendahului

berat lebih berat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

راجح

تزن بشكل أكبر

🇮🇷Persian

چیره شدن

سنگین تر شود

🇹🇷Turkish

baskın

daha ağır olmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

מכריע

לשקול יותר כבד

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