prevail
(verb)
verb
1. be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
- Money reigns supreme here
- Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood
Similar word(s): dominate, predominate, reign, rule
Definition categories: stative
2. be valid, applicable, or true
Definition categories: stative, be, exist
3. continue to exist
Similar word(s): endure, persist, run
Definition categories: stative, continue
4. prove superior
- The champion prevailed, though it was a hard fight
Similar word(s): triumph
Definition categories: competition, win
5. use persuasion successfully
- He prevailed upon her to visit his parents
Definition categories: communication, persuade
Sentences with prevail as a verb:
- Red colour prevails in the Canadian flag.
- In his day and age, such practices prevailed all over Europe.
- I prevailed on him to wait.