prevails

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.