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prevail English

Meaning prevail meaning

What does prevail mean?

prevail

— verb (= predominate, reign) be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance Money reigns supreme here Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood — verb (= die hard, endure) continue to exist These stories die hard The legend of Elvis endures — verb (= hold) be valid, applicable, or true This theory still holds — verb prove superior The champion prevailed, though it was a hard fight — verb use persuasion successfully He prevailed upon her to visit his parents

Synonyms prevail synonyms

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prevail English » English

predominate dominate rule triumph reign persuade obtain be prevalent rage preponderate have the upper hand endure win succeed spread run persist overcome induce hold have one’s way die hard acceptable work wear wave vanquish urge trounce transcend take surpass successful subjugate stay fresh spur on spark off shell set up scoop sack ram quell produce prevailing popular pleach pip pin down palaver

Topics prevail topics

What do people use prevail to talk about?
Language and thought Want Ask permission

Prevent
Social behavior Conflict War

Win
Social behavior Conflict War

Defeat

Conjugation prevail conjugation

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prevail · verb

Examples prevail examples

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Simple sentences

We wish for fraternity to prevail over discord.
Never flee from injustice, intolerance, or insanity. Reason must prevail.
Wisdom does not prevail over power.
Justice doesn't always prevail.
Truth will always prevail.
Justice will prevail in the end.
Justice will prevail.
Love will prevail.
You will prevail.
Common sense should prevail.
You will see fearful shapes in darkness, and wicked voices will whisper in your ear, but they will not harm you, for against the purity of a little child the powers of Hell cannot prevail.

Movie subtitles

Could I prevail upon you to join me in the kitchen?
You must prevail upon him not to attempt the journey.
My father is in the right, and right will prevail.
But witchcraft shall not prevail.
Your strength too will prevail and be rewarded in this.
So England was blessed with peace. for while Arthur and Lancelot were united in friendship. no force of evil was strong enough to prevail. against the chivalry of the Round Table.
Will you not try once more to let reason prevail?
But you can prevail, and make yourself divine.
Mr. Gannon, I was wondering if I could prevail upon you to give a series. of guest lectures to my classes?
Each man believes himself to be in a right. And that's man enemy has the same beliefs. But when this conflict is over we can be sure in one thing justice will prevail.
Chaos will prevail.
The rules of Roman law will prevail.
Nothing can prevail against it!
And you have my personal guarantee that whoever did do it justice will prevail.
Justice must prevail.
May the right prevail.
Buy now in time for the season of fiesta where love, good fellowship and merrymaking prevail.
Nothing can prevail against the king's Mistrust of female ambition.
It 'a feeling that does not hold. The men of science will prevail on billionaires.
I shall do my best to prevail upon Lord Antony to attend.
Nonetheless. I never really knew what was going to prevail.
We would therefore prevail. and suffer only modest and acceptable civilian casualties. from their remaining force which would be badly damaged and uncoordinated.
Bandits prevail everywhere.
I'm sure that I could prevail on the commandant to add to my recommendation that you be granted a permanent commission.
And if the O.F. For the E. Of the A.M. Shall prevail, and it must prevail every theater in our wicked city shall be closed.
And Lord, may Your will prevail on Earth and in Heaven.
God willing, we will prevail in peace and freedom from fear. and in true health through the purity. and essence of our natural. fluids.
I knew that wisdom would ultimately prevail.
We do. We shall prevail.
Your Excellency, the wars between opposing star systems no longer prevail in our galaxy.
Call down, you two! History will prevail.
But we American soldiers, and you the people of Europe. have fought together so that law might prevail over lawlessness.
Stay to his left and you will prevail and win the day.
Words, Earthling, will never prevail against Sontaran might.
I wonder if we could prevail upon Detective Lieutenant Columbo of the Police Homicide Division to say a few words to us? Oh, come on.

News and current affairs

Unlike economic globalization, however, it remains to be seen whether this new, fast-paced style of soccer will prevail (after all, the young blood of Spain lost to the Old Boys of France).
But one way or the other, personalities will prevail over programs.
Sometimes reason does prevail.
While other countries certainly support these values, only the US has been willing, healthy, and big enough to ensure that they prevail.
Our hope must be that, beginning on August 19th, the voice of reason will begin to prevail in Serbia, and that a transitional government can begin to rebuild the country in genuine freedom and democracy.
But I remain hopeful that we will prevail in the end, when higher courts hear Tempo's appeal.
Nothing foreordained that the US and its allies would prevail.
Prosperity and liberty will be the victims, unless those who grasp the opportunities of the new world prevail.
This is because global warming has mixed effects; for moderate warming, the benefits prevail.
In political conditions such as those that now prevail in Brazil, markets are right to take into account the possibility of a debt reorganization or even of a default.
Khamenei was probably wise to step aside and let popular opinion prevail.
Cooler heads must prevail around the world so that China is not taken to WTO dispute mechanisms for each and every insignificant infraction.
She will prevail not because her views look any more convincing than those of the center-left professional pols of the Labour Party, but because her opponents look so much worse.
My inclination is to believe that the head will prevail - but not completely.
If the fiction is maintained that the court was merely doing its judicial duty as it saw it, decency could still prevail: Anwar could be granted executive clemency.
Many plaintiffs who brought such lawsuits - Russian and Ukrainian oligarchs, Arab princes, African dictators, and unscrupulous bosses - had little chance to prevail.
Then, too, hesitation seemed to prevail over determination, contributing to the failure of the mission.
But the most damaging shocks often hide in plain sight - and then hit precisely when and where almost everyone thought stability would prevail.
The government's closing of democratic and institutional spaces produces responses of a proportional and equivalent force, which in turn tends to expand the political conflict toward areas where force and violence prevail.
In India, financial repression is used as a means to marshal captive savings to help finance massive government debts at far lower interest rates than would prevail in a liberalized market.
Impassive capital now ignores deceptive market signals, and the liquidation of untenable mal-investment percolates through the system as immutable time preferences prevail.
In terms of Chile's major policies, however, continuity is almost certain to prevail, even if Enríquez-Ominami wins.
But the rule of law did eventually prevail.

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