prevail

/pri'veil/

Thân thiện

The champion prevailed after a long and difficult match.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To be widespread or current; to be most common or frequent: To exist or be present over a wide area or among many people.
   • To be greater in strength or influence; to triumph: To prove more powerful or superior in a conflict or competition.
   • To persuade successfully; to induce: To convince someone to do something.
   • To continue to exist; to persist: To endure or remain over time.

Examples of Usage

• Verb:
  • A calm atmosphere prevailed in the room. (A calm atmosphere was the most common or dominant one in the room.)
  • Justice will prevail over tyranny. (Justice will prove superior and triumph over tyranny.)
  • Can you prevail on him to change his mind? (Can you successfully persuade him to change his mind?)
  • Ancient traditions still prevail in some remote villages. (Ancient traditions continue to exist in some remote villages.)

Advanced Usage

• "prevail upon/on someone": To successfully persuade someone.

  • I finally prevailed upon my father to lend me the car. (I finally successfully persuaded my father to lend me the car.)

• "prevail against/over something": To triumph over or prove stronger than something.

  • Good must ultimately prevail over evil. (Good must ultimately triumph over evil.)

Variants and Related Words

• Prevailing (adjective): Most common or widespread; dominant.

  • The prevailing opinion is that we should wait. (The most common opinion is that we should wait.)

• Prevalence (noun): The fact or condition of being widespread or common.

  • The prevalence of smartphones has changed communication. (The widespread commonness of smartphones has changed communication.)

Synonyms

• Predominate: To be the strongest or main element.
• Triumph: To achieve a great victory or success.
• Persuade: To cause someone to do something through reasoning or argument.
• Endure: To continue to exist over a long period.

Related Phrasal Verbs

• Prevail upon/on: To persuade.
  • She tried to prevail on the committee to reconsider. (She tried to persuade the committee to reconsider.)

Related Idioms

• "Truth will prevail": A saying that means the true facts of a situation will eventually become known and accepted.
  • It was a difficult case, but we believed truth would prevail. (It was a difficult case, but we believed the true facts would eventually triumph.)

Học thuật

Verb

1. use persuasion successfully
   • He prevailed upon her to visit his parents
2. prove superior
   • The champion prevailed, though it was a hard fight
3. continue to exist
   • These stories die hard
   • The legend of Elvis endures
4. be valid, applicable, or true
   • This theory still holds
5. be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
   • Money reigns supreme here
   • Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood

Từ đồng nghĩa

• triumph
• persist
• die hard
• run
• endure
• hold
• obtain
• predominate
• dominate
• rule
• reign