Dictionary | 5 Results
#1 prevail v. [predominate, dominate, rule, reign] be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance; "Money reigns supreme here"; "Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood". wn
#2 prevail v. [hold, obtain] be valid, applicable, or true; "This theory still holds". wn
#3 prevail v. [persist, die hard, run, endure] continue to exist; "These stories die hard"; "The legend of Elvis endures". wn
#4 prevail v. [triumph] prove superior; "The champion prevailed, though it was a hard fight". wn
#5 prevail v. use persuasion successfully; "He prevailed upon her to visit his parents". wn
#2 prevail v. [hold, obtain] be valid, applicable, or true; "This theory still holds". wn
#3 prevail v. [persist, die hard, run, endure] continue to exist; "These stories die hard"; "The legend of Elvis endures". wn
#4 prevail v. [triumph] prove superior; "The champion prevailed, though it was a hard fight". wn
#5 prevail v. use persuasion successfully; "He prevailed upon her to visit his parents". wn
