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English verb: prevail | |||
| 1. | prevail (stative) be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance | ||
| Samples | Money reigns supreme here. Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood. | ||
| Synonyms | dominate, predominate, reign, rule | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s. Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | outbalance, outweigh, overarch, overbalance, override, preponderate | ||
| 2. | prevail (stative) be valid, applicable, or true | ||
| Samples | This theory still holds. | ||
| Synonyms | hold, obtain | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | be, exist | ||
| 3. | prevail (stative) continue to exist | ||
| Samples | These stories die hard. The legend of Elvis endures. | ||
| Synonyms | die hard, endure, persist, run | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | continue | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | carry over, reverberate | ||
| Verb group | run | ||
| 4. | prevail (competition) prove superior | ||
| Samples | The champion prevailed, though it was a hard fight. | ||
| Synonyms | triumph | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | win | ||
| 5. | prevail (communication) use persuasion successfully | ||
| Samples | He prevailed upon her to visit his parents. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | persuade | ||
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