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prevail'd

prevail'd is the simple past and past participle of prevail.

Meaning of prevail

Verb

prevail (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.
    • Red colour prevails in the Canadian flag.
  2. (intransitive) To triumph; to be victorious.
    • 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 Mar 2023
  3. (intransitive) To be current, widespread, or predominant; to have currency or prevalence.
    • In his day and age, such practices prevailed all over Europe.
  4. (intransitive, often) To succeed in persuading or inducing.
    • I prevailed on him to wait.
  5. (obsolete, transitive) To avail.

Questions about prevail'd

What is prevail'd the simple past and past participle of?
Prevail'd is the simple past and past participle of prevail.

Words near prevail'd in the dictionary

  1. prevacuole
  2. prevacuoles
  3. prevaginal
  4. prevail
  5. prevail upon
  6. prevail'd
  7. prevailance
  8. prevailancy
  9. prevaile
  10. prevailed
  11. prevailed upon

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