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prevailed upon

prevailed upon is the simple past and past participle of prevail upon.

Meaning of prevail upon

Verb

prevail upon (third-person singular simple present prevails upon, present participle prevailing upon, simple past and past participle prevailed upon)

  1. (idiomatic) To convince; to persuade.
    • Perhaps I can prevail upon him to change his mind.

Questions about prevailed upon

What is prevailed upon the simple past and past participle of?
Prevailed upon is the simple past and past participle of prevail upon.

Words near prevailed upon in the dictionary

  1. prevail'd
  2. prevailance
  3. prevailancy
  4. prevaile
  5. prevailed
  6. prevailed upon
  7. prevailency
  8. prevailent
  9. prevailer
  10. prevailers
  11. prevailes

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