prevail
Significado (Inglés)
- (intransitive) To be superior in strength, dominance, influence, or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand; to outnumber others.
- (intransitive) To triumph; to be victorious.
- (intransitive) To be current, widespread, or predominant; to have currency or prevalence.
- (intransitive) To succeed in persuading or inducing.
- (obsolete, transitive) To avail.
Conceptos
Sinónimos
be prevalent
have the upper hand
have one’s way
Traducciones
Frecuencia
Pronunciado como (IPA)
/pɹɪˈveɪl/
Etimología (Inglés)
In summary
From Middle English prevailen, from Old French prevaler, from Latin praevaleō (“be very able or more able, be superior, prevail”), from prae (“before”) + valeō (“be able or powerful”). Displaced native Old English rīcsian.
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