prevail+on
21prevail on — phrasal verb prevail on or prevail upon [transitive] Word forms prevail on : present tense I/you/we/they prevail on he/she/it prevails on present participle prevailing on past tense prevailed on past participle prevailed on formal prevail on/upon …
22prevail — verb ADVERB ▪ always, usually ▪ Her happy outlook always prevailed. ▪ eventually, finally, in the end, ultimately VERB + PREVAIL …
23prevail — pre|vail [ prı veıl ] verb intransitive FORMAL * 1. ) to be the strongest influence or element in a situation: We hope that common sense will prevail and an agreement will soon be reached. In the end, the Chinese view prevailed. 2. ) to exist at… …
24prevail — verb (I) formal (not in progressive) 1 if a belief, custom etc prevails, it exists among a group of people (+ in/among etc): Belief in magic still prevails in some rural parts of the country. 2 if someone or their ideas prevail, they win an… …
25prevail — verb 1) common sense will prevail Syn: win, win out/through, triumph, be victorious, carry the day, come out on top, succeed, prove superior, conquer, overcome; rule, reign 2) the conditions that prevailed in the 1950s Syn …
26prevail — prevailer, n. /pri vayl /, v.i. 1. to be widespread or current; exist everywhere or generally: Silence prevailed along the funeral route. 2. to appear or occur as the more important or frequent feature or element; predominate: Green tints prevail …
27prevail on sb — UK US prevail upon/on sb Phrasal Verb with prevail({{}}/prɪˈveɪl/ verb [I] ► FORMAL to persuade someone to do something that they do not want to do: »They finally prevailed on him to hand in his resignation …
28prevail — pre•vail [[t]prɪˈveɪl[/t]] v. i. 1) to be widespread or current; exist generally 2) to appear or occur as the most important or frequent feature or element; predominate 3) to be or prove superior in strength, power, or influence (usu. fol. by… …
29prevail — /prəˈveɪl / (say pruh vayl) verb (i) 1. to be widespread or current; to exist everywhere or generally: dead silence prevailed. 2. to appear or occur as the more important or frequent feature or element; predominate: green tints prevail in the… …
30prevail on — pre ˈvail on pre ˈvail up ˌon [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they prevail on he/she/it prevails on present participle p …
