Definition of "prevail"

prevail

/pɹɪˈveɪl/

verb
third-person singular simple present prevails, present participle prevailing, simple past and past participle prevailed
1. (intransitive) To be superior in strength, dominance, influence, or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand; to outnumber others.
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  And it came to pass, when Moses held up his hand, that Israel prevailed; and when he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed.
  1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], Exodus 17:11
  Liverpool created a host of chances and had a Joel Matip goal ruled out for a foul and offside in an incident-packed game that went right down to the wire before Jurgen Klopp's side prevailed.
  2022 February 27, Phil McNulty, “Chelsea 0-0 Liverpool”, in BBC Sport‎
2. (intransitive) To triumph; to be victorious.
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  There are a number of SCPs and tales that look at potential apocalypses, but rarely with such totality as SCP-2935, a parallel dimension in which death prevailed.
  2019 January 14, “Exploring the SCP Foundation: SCP-2935 - O, Death” (0:36 from the start), in The Exploring Series‎, archived from the original on 25 March 2023
3. (intransitive) To be current, widespread, or predominant; to have currency or prevalence.
4. (intransitive) To succeed in persuading or inducing.
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  Jones began to be very importunate with the lady to unmask; and at length having prevailed, there appeared not Mrs Fitzpatrick, but the Lady Bellaston herself.
  1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling
5. (transitive, obsolete) To avail.

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prevail

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