"prevailing" meaning in English

See prevailing in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /prɪˈveɪ.lɪŋ/ [US] Audio: en-us-prevailing.ogg [US] Forms: prevailing [positive], more prevailing [comparative], most prevailing [superlative]
Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something is prevailing, it exists at a certain time. Synonyms: current
    Sense id: simple-prevailing-en-adj-EOt~HKsv
  2. If something is prevailing, it has the most influence over another thing. Synonyms: prevalent
    Sense id: simple-prevailing-en-adj-Jj9PPmCj

Verb

IPA: /prɪˈveɪ.lɪŋ/ [US] Audio: en-us-prevailing.ogg [US] Forms: prevail [canonical], prevails [third-person, singular], prevailed [past], prevailed [past, participle], prevailing [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|prevail}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The present participle of prevail.
    Sense id: simple-prevailing-en-verb-aCNUN4BP
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