Prevail — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance

be valid, applicable, or true

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɹɪvˈeɪl/

🇬🇧British English

/pɹɪvˈeɪl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pɹɪvˈeɪl/

2 syllables Say it as /pɹɪvˈeɪl/.

Examples

Money reigns supreme here
Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood
This theory still holds

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

dominate rule run hold die hard persist endure reign triumph obtain predominate

Parts of Speech

verb	be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance “Money reigns supreme here”
verb	be valid, applicable, or true “This theory still holds”
verb	continue to exist “These stories die hard”
verb	prove superior “The champion prevailed, though it was a hard fight”
verb	use persuasion successfully “He prevailed upon her to visit his parents”

Word Forms

predominant	adjective	most frequent or common
predomination	noun	the state of being predominant over others
predominance	noun	the state of being predominant over others
reign	noun	a period during which something or somebody is dominant or powerful
prevalence	noun	a superiority in numbers or amount
prevalent	adjective	most frequent or common
persistent	adjective	retained; not shed
diehard	noun	one who adheres to traditional views
triumphant	adjective	experiencing triumph
triumph	noun	a successful ending of a struggle or contest

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

sich durchsetzen

in Anzahl, Menge, Macht, Status oder Bedeutung größer sein

🇫🇷French

prévaloir

être plus grand en nombre, en quantité, en pouvoir, en statut ou en importance

🇪🇸Spanish

prevalecer

ser mayor en número, cantidad, poder, estatus o importancia

🇮🇹Italian

prevalere

essere maggiore in numero, quantità, potere, status o importanza

🇳🇱Dutch

zegevieren

groter zijn in aantal, hoeveelheid, macht, status of belang

🇵🇹Portuguese

prevalecer

ser maior em número, quantidade, poder, status ou importância

🇷🇺Russian

преобладать

быть больше по количеству, количеству, силе, статусу или важности

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रचलित होना

संख्या, मात्रा, शक्ति, स्थिति या महत्व में बड़ा हो

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রবল

সংখ্যা, পরিমাণ, শক্তি, মর্যাদা বা গুরুত্বে বড় হতে হবে

🇮🇳Tamil

நிலவும்

எண்ணிக்கை, அளவு, சக்தி, நிலை அல்லது முக்கியத்துவம் ஆகியவற்றில் பெரியதாக இருங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రబలంగా ఉంటాయి

సంఖ్య, పరిమాణం, శక్తి, హోదా లేదా ప్రాముఖ్యతలో పెద్దదిగా ఉండాలి

🇮🇳Marathi

विजय मिळवणे

संख्या, प्रमाण, शक्ती, स्थिती किंवा महत्त्व मोठे व्हा

🇮🇳Gujarati

જીતવું

સંખ્યા, જથ્થા, શક્તિ, સ્થિતિ અથવા મહત્વમાં મોટા બનો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮೇಲುಗೈ ಸಾಧಿಸುತ್ತವೆ

ಸಂಖ್ಯೆ, ಪ್ರಮಾಣ, ಶಕ್ತಿ, ಸ್ಥಿತಿ ಅಥವಾ ಪ್ರಾಮುಖ್ಯತೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ದೊಡ್ಡದಾಗಿರಬೇಕು

🇮🇳Malayalam

നിലനിൽക്കും

എണ്ണം, അളവ്, ശക്തി, പദവി അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പ്രാധാന്യം എന്നിവയിൽ വലുതായിരിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪ੍ਰਬਲ

ਗਿਣਤੀ, ਮਾਤਰਾ, ਸ਼ਕਤੀ, ਸਥਿਤੀ ਜਾਂ ਮਹੱਤਤਾ ਵਿੱਚ ਵੱਡਾ ਹੋਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

غالب

تعداد، مقدار، طاقت، حیثیت یا اہمیت میں بڑا ہونا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

占上风

在数量、数量、权力、地位或重要性上更大

🇯🇵Japanese

勝つ

数、量、権力、地位、または重要性においてより大きいこと

🇰🇷Korean

만연하다

수, 수량, 힘, 지위 또는 중요성이 더 커야 합니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chiếm ưu thế

lớn hơn về số lượng, số lượng, quyền lực, địa vị hoặc tầm quan trọng

🇹🇭Thai

เหนือกว่า

ให้มีจำนวน ปริมาณ อำนาจ สถานะ หรือความสำคัญมากขึ้น

🇮🇩Indonesian

bertahan

menjadi lebih besar dalam jumlah, kuantitas, kekuasaan, status atau kepentingan

🇵🇭Filipino

mananaig

maging mas malaki sa bilang, dami, kapangyarihan, katayuan o kahalagahan

🇲🇾Malay

menang

lebih besar dari segi bilangan, kuantiti, kuasa, status atau kepentingan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تسود

تكون أكبر من حيث العدد أو الكمية أو القوة أو المكانة أو الأهمية

🇮🇷Persian

غالب شود

از نظر تعداد، کمیت، قدرت، وضعیت یا اهمیت بیشتر باشد

🇹🇷Turkish

hakim olmak

sayı, miktar, güç, statü veya önem bakımından daha büyük olmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לִגבּוֹר

להיות גדול יותר במספר, בכמות, בעוצמה, במעמד או בחשיבות

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The primary meaning of 'prevail' is 'be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance'.

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