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prevails upon

prevails upon is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 prevails upon

What is prevails upon the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Prevails upon is the third-person singular simple present indicative of prevail upon.

Words near prevails upon in the dictionary

  1. prevailingly
  2. prevailingness
  3. prevailment
  4. prevailments
  5. prevails
  6. prevails upon
  7. prevalance
  8. prevalant
  9. prevalence
  10. prevalences
  11. prevalency

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