prevail

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• Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /pɹɪˈveɪl/
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• Australian: /pɹɪˈvæɪl/
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• New-Zealand: /pɹəˈvæɪl/
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• rhymes with -eɪl
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• CMU ARPABET: P R IH0 V EY1 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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• CMU ARPABET 2: P R IY0 V EY1 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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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.

68 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Albanian: ngadhënjej — To be superior in strength, dominance, influence or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand
• Arabic: يسود (yassod) — To be superior in strength, dominance, influence or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand
• Bulgarian: преодолявам (preodoljavam) — To be superior in strength, dominance, influence or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand
• Czech: převládat — To be superior in strength, dominance, influence or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand
• Czech: převážit — To be superior in strength, dominance, influence or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand
• Dutch: overwinnen — To be superior in strength, dominance, influence or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand
• Dutch: domineren — To be superior in strength, dominance, influence or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand
• Dutch: zegevieren — To be superior in strength, dominance, influence or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand
• French: dominer — To be superior in strength, dominance, influence or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand
• French: prévaloir — To be superior in strength, dominance, influence or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand
• French: l'emporter — To be superior in strength, dominance, influence or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand
• German: die Vorherrschaft erringen (over über) — To be superior in strength, dominance, influence or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand
• German: sich durchsetzen — To be superior in strength, dominance, influence or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand
• German: dominieren — To be superior in strength, dominance, influence or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand
• German: überwiegen — To be superior in strength, dominance, influence or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand
• German: obsiegen [jur.] — To be superior in strength, dominance, influence or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand
• German: siegen (über) — To be superior in strength, dominance, influence or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand
• Ancient Greek: ἰσχύω (iskhúō) — To be superior in strength, dominance, influence or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand
• Italian: prevalere — To be superior in strength, dominance, influence or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand
• Navajo: dah honiłné — To be superior in strength, dominance, influence or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand
• Occitan: prevaler — To be superior in strength, dominance, influence or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand
• Old English: rīcsian — To be superior in strength, dominance, influence or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand
• Portuguese: prevalecer — To be superior in strength, dominance, influence or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand
• Portuguese: predominar — To be superior in strength, dominance, influence or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand
• Romanian: impune — To be superior in strength, dominance, influence or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand
• Russian: восторжествовать (vostoržestvovatʹ) — To be superior in strength, dominance, influence or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand
• Russian: одержать победу (oderžatʹ pobedu) — To be superior in strength, dominance, influence or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand
• Russian: госпо́дствовать (gospódstvovatʹ) — To be superior in strength, dominance, influence or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand
• Russian: доминировать (dominirovatʹ) — To be superior in strength, dominance, influence or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand
• Sanskrit: सहते (sahate) — To be superior in strength, dominance, influence or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand
• Spanish: prevalecer — To be superior in strength, dominance, influence or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand
• Spanish: vencer — To be superior in strength, dominance, influence or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand
• Bulgarian: преобладавам (preobladavam) — To be current, widespread or predominant; to have currency or prevalence
• Czech: převládat — To be current, widespread or predominant; to have currency or prevalence
• Dutch: overheersen — To be current, widespread or predominant; to have currency or prevalence
• French: prédominer — To be current, widespread or predominant; to have currency or prevalence
• French: prévaloir — To be current, widespread or predominant; to have currency or prevalence
• German: vorherrschen — To be current, widespread or predominant; to have currency or prevalence
• German: maßgebend sein — To be current, widespread or predominant; to have currency or prevalence
• German: weit verbreitet sein — To be current, widespread or predominant; to have currency or prevalence
• Italian: predominare — To be current, widespread or predominant; to have currency or prevalence
• Occitan: prevaler — To be current, widespread or predominant; to have currency or prevalence
• Occitan: predominar — To be current, widespread or predominant; to have currency or prevalence
• Old English: rīcsian — To be current, widespread or predominant; to have currency or prevalence
• Portuguese: prevalecer — To be current, widespread or predominant; to have currency or prevalence
• Portuguese: predominar — To be current, widespread or predominant; to have currency or prevalence
• Romanian: predomina — To be current, widespread or predominant; to have currency or prevalence
• Russian: преобладать (preobladatʹ) — To be current, widespread or predominant; to have currency or prevalence
• Russian: госпо́дствовать (gospódstvovatʹ) — To be current, widespread or predominant; to have currency or prevalence
• Russian: превалировать (prevalirovatʹ) — To be current, widespread or predominant; to have currency or prevalence
• Russian: доминировать (dominirovatʹ) — To be current, widespread or predominant; to have currency or prevalence
• Spanish: prevalecer — To be current, widespread or predominant; to have currency or prevalence
• Swedish: förhärska — To be current, widespread or predominant; to have currency or prevalence
• Tamil: நிலவு (nilavu) — To be current, widespread or predominant; to have currency or prevalence
• Bulgarian: уговарям (ugovarjam) — To succeed in persuading or inducing
• Bulgarian: убеждавам (ubeždavam) — To succeed in persuading or inducing
• Dutch: overtuigen — To succeed in persuading or inducing
• Finnish: taivutella — To succeed in persuading or inducing
• Finnish: suostutella — To succeed in persuading or inducing
• French: persuader — To succeed in persuading or inducing
• German: überzeugen können — To succeed in persuading or inducing
• German: überzeugen — To succeed in persuading or inducing
• German: überreden — To succeed in persuading or inducing
• Italian: persuadere — To succeed in persuading or inducing
• Occitan: convéncer — To succeed in persuading or inducing
• Occitan: persuadir — To succeed in persuading or inducing
• Russian: убеди́ть (ubedítʹ) — To succeed in persuading or inducing
• Russian: уговори́ть (ugovorítʹ) — To succeed in persuading or inducing