"prevail" meaning in All languages combined

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "cooler heads must prevail"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "cooler heads prevail"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "cooler heads will prevail"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "cool heads must prevail"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "cool heads prevail"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "cool heads will prevail"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "prevail upon"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*h₂welh₁-",
        "id": "rule"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "enm",
        "3": "prevailen"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle English prevailen",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "fro",
        "3": "prevaler"
      },
      "expansion": "Old French prevaler",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "praevaleō",
        "4": "",
        "5": "be very able or more able, be superior, prevail"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin praevaleō (“be very able or more able, be superior, prevail”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "prae",
        "3": "",
        "4": "before"
      },
      "expansion": "prae (“before”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "valeō",
        "3": "",
        "4": "be able or powerful"
      },
      "expansion": "valeō (“be able or powerful”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "rīcsian"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English rīcsian",
      "name": "ncog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "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.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "prevails",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "prevailing",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "prevailed",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "prevailed",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "prevail (third-person singular simple present prevails, present participle prevailing, simple past and past participle prevailed)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "pre‧vail"
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "prevalence"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "prevalent"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Red colour prevails in the Canadian flag.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2022 February 27, Phil McNulty, “Chelsea 0-0 Liverpool”, in BBC Sport",
          "text": "Liverpool created a host of chances and had a Joel Matip goal ruled out for a foul and offside in an incident-packed game that went right down to the wire before Jurgen Klopp's side prevailed.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "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."
      ],
      "id": "en-prevail-en-verb-c4TKlHrL",
      "links": [
        [
          "superior",
          "superior"
        ],
        [
          "strength",
          "strength"
        ],
        [
          "dominance",
          "dominance"
        ],
        [
          "influence",
          "influence"
        ],
        [
          "frequency",
          "frequency"
        ],
        [
          "advantage",
          "advantage"
        ],
        [
          "have the upper hand",
          "have the upper hand"
        ],
        [
          "outnumber",
          "outnumber"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(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."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "96 1 0 2 1",
          "code": "sq",
          "lang": "Albanian",
          "sense": "To be superior in strength, dominance, influence or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand",
          "word": "ngadhënjej"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 1 0 2 1",
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "yassod",
          "sense": "To be superior in strength, dominance, influence or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand",
          "word": "يسود"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 1 0 2 1",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "preodoljavam",
          "sense": "To be superior in strength, dominance, influence or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand",
          "word": "преодолявам"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 1 0 2 1",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "To be superior in strength, dominance, influence or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand",
          "word": "převládat"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 1 0 2 1",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "To be superior in strength, dominance, influence or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "převážit"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 1 0 2 1",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "To be superior in strength, dominance, influence or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand",
          "word": "overwinnen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 1 0 2 1",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "To be superior in strength, dominance, influence or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand",
          "word": "domineren"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 1 0 2 1",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "To be superior in strength, dominance, influence or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand",
          "word": "zegevieren"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 1 0 2 1",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "To be superior in strength, dominance, influence or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand",
          "word": "dominer"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 1 0 2 1",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "To be superior in strength, dominance, influence or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand",
          "word": "prévaloir"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 1 0 2 1",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "To be superior in strength, dominance, influence or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand",
          "word": "l’emporter"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 1 0 2 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "To be superior in strength, dominance, influence or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand",
          "word": "die Vorherrschaft erringen (over über)"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 1 0 2 1",
          "code": "de",
          "english": "against gegen",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "To be superior in strength, dominance, influence or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand",
          "word": "sich durchsetzen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 1 0 2 1",
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "iskhúō",
          "sense": "To be superior in strength, dominance, influence or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand",
          "word": "ἰσχύω"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 1 0 2 1",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "To be superior in strength, dominance, influence or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand",
          "word": "prevalere"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 1 0 2 1",
          "code": "nv",
          "lang": "Navajo",
          "sense": "To be superior in strength, dominance, influence or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand",
          "word": "dah honiłné"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 1 0 2 1",
          "code": "oc",
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "To be superior in strength, dominance, influence or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand",
          "word": "prevaler"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 1 0 2 1",
          "code": "ang",
          "lang": "Old English",
          "sense": "To be superior in strength, dominance, influence or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand",
          "word": "rīcsian"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 1 0 2 1",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "To be superior in strength, dominance, influence or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand",
          "word": "prevalecer"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 1 0 2 1",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "To be superior in strength, dominance, influence or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand",
          "word": "predominar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 1 0 2 1",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "To be superior in strength, dominance, influence or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand",
          "word": "impune"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 1 0 2 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "vostoržestvovatʹ",
          "sense": "To be superior in strength, dominance, influence or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand",
          "word": "восторжествовать"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 1 0 2 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "oderžatʹ pobedu",
          "sense": "To be superior in strength, dominance, influence or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand",
          "word": "одержать победу"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 1 0 2 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "gospódstvovatʹ",
          "sense": "To be superior in strength, dominance, influence or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand",
          "word": "госпо́дствовать"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 1 0 2 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "dominirovatʹ",
          "sense": "To be superior in strength, dominance, influence or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand",
          "word": "доминировать"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 1 0 2 1",
          "code": "sa",
          "lang": "Sanskrit",
          "roman": "sahate",
          "sense": "To be superior in strength, dominance, influence or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand",
          "word": "सहते"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 1 0 2 1",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "To be superior in strength, dominance, influence or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand",
          "word": "prevalecer"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 1 0 2 1",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "To be superior in strength, dominance, influence or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand",
          "word": "vencer"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2019 January 14, “Exploring the SCP Foundation: SCP-2935 - O, Death” (0:36 from the start), in The Exploring Series, archived from the original on 2023-03-25",
          "text": "There are a number of SCPs and tales that look at potential apocalypses, but rarely with such totality as SCP-2935, a parallel dimension in which death prevailed.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To triumph; to be victorious."
      ],
      "id": "en-prevail-en-verb-fNttFNOF",
      "links": [
        [
          "triumph",
          "triumph"
        ],
        [
          "victorious",
          "victorious"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive) To triumph; to be victorious."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "28 6 45 5 15",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "In his day and age, such practices prevailed all over Europe.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To be current, widespread, or predominant; to have currency or prevalence."
      ],
      "id": "en-prevail-en-verb-2SqDuQUY",
      "links": [
        [
          "current",
          "current"
        ],
        [
          "widespread",
          "widespread"
        ],
        [
          "predominant",
          "predominant"
        ],
        [
          "currency",
          "currency"
        ],
        [
          "prevalence",
          "prevalence"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive) To be current, widespread, or predominant; to have currency or prevalence."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 98 0 1",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "preobladavam",
          "sense": "To be current, widespread or predominant; to have currency or prevalence",
          "word": "преобладавам"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 98 0 1",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "To be current, widespread or predominant; to have currency or prevalence",
          "word": "převládat"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 98 0 1",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "To be current, widespread or predominant; to have currency or prevalence",
          "word": "overheersen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 98 0 1",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "To be current, widespread or predominant; to have currency or prevalence",
          "word": "prédominer"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 98 0 1",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "To be current, widespread or predominant; to have currency or prevalence",
          "word": "prévaloir"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 98 0 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "To be current, widespread or predominant; to have currency or prevalence",
          "word": "vorherrschen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 98 0 1",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "To be current, widespread or predominant; to have currency or prevalence",
          "word": "predominare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 98 0 1",
          "code": "oc",
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "To be current, widespread or predominant; to have currency or prevalence",
          "word": "prevaler"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 98 0 1",
          "code": "oc",
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "To be current, widespread or predominant; to have currency or prevalence",
          "word": "predominar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 98 0 1",
          "code": "ang",
          "lang": "Old English",
          "sense": "To be current, widespread or predominant; to have currency or prevalence",
          "word": "rīcsian"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 98 0 1",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "To be current, widespread or predominant; to have currency or prevalence",
          "word": "prevalecer"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 98 0 1",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "To be current, widespread or predominant; to have currency or prevalence",
          "word": "predominar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 98 0 1",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "To be current, widespread or predominant; to have currency or prevalence",
          "word": "predomina"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 98 0 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "preobladatʹ",
          "sense": "To be current, widespread or predominant; to have currency or prevalence",
          "word": "преобладать"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 98 0 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "gospódstvovatʹ",
          "sense": "To be current, widespread or predominant; to have currency or prevalence",
          "word": "госпо́дствовать"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 98 0 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "prevalirovatʹ",
          "sense": "To be current, widespread or predominant; to have currency or prevalence",
          "word": "превалировать"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 98 0 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "dominirovatʹ",
          "sense": "To be current, widespread or predominant; to have currency or prevalence",
          "word": "доминировать"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 98 0 1",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "To be current, widespread or predominant; to have currency or prevalence",
          "word": "prevalecer"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 98 0 1",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "To be current, widespread or predominant; to have currency or prevalence",
          "word": "förhärska"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I prevailed on him to wait.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling",
          "text": "Jones began to be very importunate with the lady to unmask; and at length having prevailed, there appeared not Mrs Fitzpatrick, but the Lady Bellaston herself.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To succeed in persuading or inducing."
      ],
      "id": "en-prevail-en-verb-i40ePerX",
      "links": [
        [
          "persuading",
          "persuade"
        ],
        [
          "inducing",
          "induce"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive) To succeed in persuading or inducing."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 0 94 1",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "ugovarjam",
          "sense": "To succeed in persuading or inducing",
          "word": "уговарям"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 0 94 1",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "ubeždavam",
          "sense": "To succeed in persuading or inducing",
          "word": "убеждавам"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 0 94 1",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "To succeed in persuading or inducing",
          "word": "overtuigen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 0 94 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "To succeed in persuading or inducing",
          "word": "taivutella"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 0 94 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "To succeed in persuading or inducing",
          "word": "suostutella"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 0 94 1",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "To succeed in persuading or inducing",
          "word": "persuader"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 0 94 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "To succeed in persuading or inducing",
          "word": "überzeugen können"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 0 94 1",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "To succeed in persuading or inducing",
          "word": "persuadere"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 0 94 1",
          "code": "oc",
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "To succeed in persuading or inducing",
          "word": "convéncer"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 0 94 1",
          "code": "oc",
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "To succeed in persuading or inducing",
          "word": "persuadir"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 0 94 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "ubedítʹ",
          "sense": "To succeed in persuading or inducing",
          "word": "убеди́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 0 94 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "ugovorítʹ",
          "sense": "To succeed in persuading or inducing",
          "word": "уговори́ть"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "To avail."
      ],
      "id": "en-prevail-en-verb-7Fz5YOxa",
      "links": [
        [
          "avail",
          "avail"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive, obsolete) To avail."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete",
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/pɹɪˈveɪl/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eɪl"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-prevail.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/87/En-us-prevail.ogg/En-us-prevail.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/87/En-us-prevail.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "prævail"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "prævaile"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "prævale"
    }
  ],
  "word": "prevail"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "English 2-syllable words",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English terms derived from Latin",
    "English terms derived from Middle English",
    "English terms derived from Old French",
    "English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₂welh₁- (rule)",
    "English terms inherited from Middle English",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "English verbs",
    "Rhymes:English/eɪl",
    "Rhymes:English/eɪl/2 syllables"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "cooler heads must prevail"
    },
    {
      "word": "cooler heads prevail"
    },
    {
      "word": "cooler heads will prevail"
    },
    {
      "word": "cool heads must prevail"
    },
    {
      "word": "cool heads prevail"
    },
    {
      "word": "cool heads will prevail"
    },
    {
      "word": "prevail upon"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*h₂welh₁-",
        "id": "rule"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "enm",
        "3": "prevailen"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle English prevailen",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "fro",
        "3": "prevaler"
      },
      "expansion": "Old French prevaler",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "praevaleō",
        "4": "",
        "5": "be very able or more able, be superior, prevail"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin praevaleō (“be very able or more able, be superior, prevail”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "prae",
        "3": "",
        "4": "before"
      },
      "expansion": "prae (“before”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "valeō",
        "3": "",
        "4": "be able or powerful"
      },
      "expansion": "valeō (“be able or powerful”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "rīcsian"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English rīcsian",
      "name": "ncog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "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.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "prevails",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "prevailing",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "prevailed",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "prevailed",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "prevail (third-person singular simple present prevails, present participle prevailing, simple past and past participle prevailed)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "pre‧vail"
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "prevalence"
    },
    {
      "word": "prevalent"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English intransitive verbs",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Red colour prevails in the Canadian flag.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2022 February 27, Phil McNulty, “Chelsea 0-0 Liverpool”, in BBC Sport",
          "text": "Liverpool created a host of chances and had a Joel Matip goal ruled out for a foul and offside in an incident-packed game that went right down to the wire before Jurgen Klopp's side prevailed.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "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."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "superior",
          "superior"
        ],
        [
          "strength",
          "strength"
        ],
        [
          "dominance",
          "dominance"
        ],
        [
          "influence",
          "influence"
        ],
        [
          "frequency",
          "frequency"
        ],
        [
          "advantage",
          "advantage"
        ],
        [
          "have the upper hand",
          "have the upper hand"
        ],
        [
          "outnumber",
          "outnumber"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(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."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English intransitive verbs",
        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2019 January 14, “Exploring the SCP Foundation: SCP-2935 - O, Death” (0:36 from the start), in The Exploring Series, archived from the original on 2023-03-25",
          "text": "There are a number of SCPs and tales that look at potential apocalypses, but rarely with such totality as SCP-2935, a parallel dimension in which death prevailed.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To triumph; to be victorious."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "triumph",
          "triumph"
        ],
        [
          "victorious",
          "victorious"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive) To triumph; to be victorious."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English intransitive verbs",
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "In his day and age, such practices prevailed all over Europe.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To be current, widespread, or predominant; to have currency or prevalence."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "current",
          "current"
        ],
        [
          "widespread",
          "widespread"
        ],
        [
          "predominant",
          "predominant"
        ],
        [
          "currency",
          "currency"
        ],
        [
          "prevalence",
          "prevalence"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive) To be current, widespread, or predominant; to have currency or prevalence."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English intransitive verbs",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I prevailed on him to wait.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling",
          "text": "Jones began to be very importunate with the lady to unmask; and at length having prevailed, there appeared not Mrs Fitzpatrick, but the Lady Bellaston herself.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To succeed in persuading or inducing."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "persuading",
          "persuade"
        ],
        [
          "inducing",
          "induce"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive) To succeed in persuading or inducing."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with obsolete senses",
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To avail."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "avail",
          "avail"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive, obsolete) To avail."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete",
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/pɹɪˈveɪl/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eɪl"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-prevail.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/87/En-us-prevail.ogg/En-us-prevail.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/87/En-us-prevail.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "prævail"
    },
    {
      "word": "prævaile"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "prævale"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "To be superior in strength, dominance, influence or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand",
      "word": "ngadhënjej"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "yassod",
      "sense": "To be superior in strength, dominance, influence or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand",
      "word": "يسود"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "preodoljavam",
      "sense": "To be superior in strength, dominance, influence or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand",
      "word": "преодолявам"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "To be superior in strength, dominance, influence or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand",
      "word": "převládat"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "To be superior in strength, dominance, influence or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "převážit"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "To be superior in strength, dominance, influence or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand",
      "word": "overwinnen"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "To be superior in strength, dominance, influence or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand",
      "word": "domineren"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "To be superior in strength, dominance, influence or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand",
      "word": "zegevieren"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "To be superior in strength, dominance, influence or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand",
      "word": "dominer"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "To be superior in strength, dominance, influence or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand",
      "word": "prévaloir"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "To be superior in strength, dominance, influence or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand",
      "word": "l’emporter"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "To be superior in strength, dominance, influence or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand",
      "word": "die Vorherrschaft erringen (over über)"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "english": "against gegen",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "To be superior in strength, dominance, influence or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand",
      "word": "sich durchsetzen"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "iskhúō",
      "sense": "To be superior in strength, dominance, influence or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand",
      "word": "ἰσχύω"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "To be superior in strength, dominance, influence or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand",
      "word": "prevalere"
    },
    {
      "code": "nv",
      "lang": "Navajo",
      "sense": "To be superior in strength, dominance, influence or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand",
      "word": "dah honiłné"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "To be superior in strength, dominance, influence or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand",
      "word": "prevaler"
    },
    {
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "To be superior in strength, dominance, influence or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand",
      "word": "rīcsian"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "To be superior in strength, dominance, influence or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand",
      "word": "prevalecer"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "To be superior in strength, dominance, influence or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand",
      "word": "predominar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "To be superior in strength, dominance, influence or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand",
      "word": "impune"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vostoržestvovatʹ",
      "sense": "To be superior in strength, dominance, influence or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand",
      "word": "восторжествовать"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "oderžatʹ pobedu",
      "sense": "To be superior in strength, dominance, influence or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand",
      "word": "одержать победу"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "gospódstvovatʹ",
      "sense": "To be superior in strength, dominance, influence or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand",
      "word": "госпо́дствовать"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "dominirovatʹ",
      "sense": "To be superior in strength, dominance, influence or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand",
      "word": "доминировать"
    },
    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "sahate",
      "sense": "To be superior in strength, dominance, influence or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand",
      "word": "सहते"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "To be superior in strength, dominance, influence or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand",
      "word": "prevalecer"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "To be superior in strength, dominance, influence or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand",
      "word": "vencer"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "preobladavam",
      "sense": "To be current, widespread or predominant; to have currency or prevalence",
      "word": "преобладавам"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "To be current, widespread or predominant; to have currency or prevalence",
      "word": "převládat"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "To be current, widespread or predominant; to have currency or prevalence",
      "word": "overheersen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "To be current, widespread or predominant; to have currency or prevalence",
      "word": "prédominer"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "To be current, widespread or predominant; to have currency or prevalence",
      "word": "prévaloir"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "To be current, widespread or predominant; to have currency or prevalence",
      "word": "vorherrschen"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "To be current, widespread or predominant; to have currency or prevalence",
      "word": "predominare"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "To be current, widespread or predominant; to have currency or prevalence",
      "word": "prevaler"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "To be current, widespread or predominant; to have currency or prevalence",
      "word": "predominar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "To be current, widespread or predominant; to have currency or prevalence",
      "word": "rīcsian"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "To be current, widespread or predominant; to have currency or prevalence",
      "word": "prevalecer"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "To be current, widespread or predominant; to have currency or prevalence",
      "word": "predominar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "To be current, widespread or predominant; to have currency or prevalence",
      "word": "predomina"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "preobladatʹ",
      "sense": "To be current, widespread or predominant; to have currency or prevalence",
      "word": "преобладать"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "gospódstvovatʹ",
      "sense": "To be current, widespread or predominant; to have currency or prevalence",
      "word": "госпо́дствовать"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "prevalirovatʹ",
      "sense": "To be current, widespread or predominant; to have currency or prevalence",
      "word": "превалировать"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "dominirovatʹ",
      "sense": "To be current, widespread or predominant; to have currency or prevalence",
      "word": "доминировать"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "To be current, widespread or predominant; to have currency or prevalence",
      "word": "prevalecer"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "To be current, widespread or predominant; to have currency or prevalence",
      "word": "förhärska"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "ugovarjam",
      "sense": "To succeed in persuading or inducing",
      "word": "уговарям"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "ubeždavam",
      "sense": "To succeed in persuading or inducing",
      "word": "убеждавам"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "To succeed in persuading or inducing",
      "word": "overtuigen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "To succeed in persuading or inducing",
      "word": "taivutella"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "To succeed in persuading or inducing",
      "word": "suostutella"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "To succeed in persuading or inducing",
      "word": "persuader"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "To succeed in persuading or inducing",
      "word": "überzeugen können"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "To succeed in persuading or inducing",
      "word": "persuadere"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "To succeed in persuading or inducing",
      "word": "convéncer"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "To succeed in persuading or inducing",
      "word": "persuadir"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ubedítʹ",
      "sense": "To succeed in persuading or inducing",
      "word": "убеди́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ugovorítʹ",
      "sense": "To succeed in persuading or inducing",
      "word": "уговори́ть"
    }
  ],
  "word": "prevail"
}