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prevailing prevailing definition

prevailing


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  prevail 
 
  2  of  5  senses  of  prevail 
 
  Sense  1 
  predominate,  dominate,  rule  reign,  prevail 
  =>  override 
  =>  redound 
  =>  overarch 
  =>  preponderate,  outweigh,  overbalance,  outbalance 
 
  Sense  3 
  prevail,  persist,  die  hard,  run,  endure 
  =>  carry  over 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  prevail 
 
  2  of  5  senses  of  prevail 
 
  Sense  1 
  predominate,  dominate,  rule  reign,  prevail 
  =>  override 
  =>  redound 
  =>  overarch 
  =>  preponderate,  outweigh,  overbalance,  outbalance 
 
  Sense  3 
  prevail,  persist,  die  hard,  run,  endure 
  =>  carry  over 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  prevail 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  prevail 
 
  5  senses  of  prevail 
 
  Sense  1 
  predominate,  dominate,  rule  reign,  prevail 
 
  Sense  2 
  prevail,  hold  obtain 
  =>  exist,  be 
 
  Sense  3 
  prevail,  persist,  die  hard,  run,  endure 
  =>  continue 
 
  Sense  4 
  prevail,  triumph 
  =>  win 
 
  Sense  5 
  prevail 
  =>  persuade 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  prevail 
 
  prevail  used  as  a  verb  is  common  (polysemy  count  =  5) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  prevail 
 
  Sense  1 
  predominate,  dominate,  rule  reign,  prevail 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  prevail,  hold  obtain 
  =>  exist,  be 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  prevail,  persist,  die  hard,  run,  endure 
  =>  continue 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  prevail,  triumph 
  =>  win 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  5 
  prevail 
  =>  persuade 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  prevailing 
  prevailing  party 
  prevailing  westerly 
  prevailing  wind 
 
  Overview  of  verb  prevail 
 
  The  verb  prevail  has  5  senses  (first  4  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (6)  predominate,  dominate,  rule  reign,  prevail  --  (be  larger  in  number,  quantity,  or  importance;  "Money  reigns  supreme  here";  "Hispanics  predominate  in  this  neighborhood") 
  2.  (5)  prevail,  hold  obtain  --  (be  valid,  applicable,  or  true;  "This  theory  still  holds") 
  3.  (5)  prevail,  persist,  die  hard,  run,  endure  --  (continue  to  exist;  "These  stories  die  hard") 
  4.  (2)  prevail,  triumph  --  (prove  superior;  "The  champion  prevailed,  though  it  was  a  hard  fight") 
  5.  prevail  --  (use  persuasion  successfully;  "He  prevailed  upon  her  to  visit  his  parents") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  prevailing 
 
  The  adj  prevailing  has  2  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  prevailing,  predominant  --  (most  frequent  or  common;  "prevailing  winds") 
  2.  (1)  prevailing,  prevalent,  rife  --  (encountered  generally  especially  at  the  present  time;  "the  prevailing  opinion  was  that  a  trade  war  could  be  averted";  "the  most  prevalent  religion  in  our  area";  "speculation  concerning  the  books  author  was  rife") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  prevailing 
 
  2  senses  of  prevailing 
 
  Sense  1 
  prevailing,  predominant 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  frequent)  ->  infrequent 
 
  Sense  2 
  prevailing,  prevalent,  rife 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  current)  ->  noncurrent 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  prevailing 
 
  2  senses  of  prevailing 
 
  Sense  1 
  prevailing,  predominant 
  =>  frequent  (vs.  infrequent) 
 
  Sense  2 
  prevailing,  prevalent,  rife 
  =>  current  (vs.  noncurrent) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  prevailing 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  prevailing 
 
  prevailing  used  as  an  adjective  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  prevailing 
  prevailing 
 
  Overview  of  verb  prevail 
 
  The  verb  prevail  has  5  senses  (first  4  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (6)  predominate,  dominate,  rule  reign,  prevail  --  (be  larger  in  number,  quantity,  or  importance;  "Money  reigns  supreme  here";  "Hispanics  predominate  in  this  neighborhood") 
  2.  (5)  prevail,  hold  obtain  --  (be  valid,  applicable,  or  true;  "This  theory  still  holds") 
  3.  (5)  prevail,  persist,  die  hard,  run,  endure  --  (continue  to  exist;  "These  stories  die  hard") 
  4.  (2)  prevail,  triumph  --  (prove  superior;  "The  champion  prevailed,  though  it  was  a  hard  fight") 
  5.  prevail  --  (use  persuasion  successfully;  "He  prevailed  upon  her  to  visit  his  parents") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  prevailing 
 
  The  adj  prevailing  has  2  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  prevailing,  predominant  --  (most  frequent  or  common;  "prevailing  winds") 
  2.  (1)  prevailing,  prevalent,  rife  --  (encountered  generally  especially  at  the  present  time;  "the  prevailing  opinion  was  that  a  trade  war  could  be  averted";  "the  most  prevalent  religion  in  our  area";  "speculation  concerning  the  books  author  was  rife") 



prevailing definition