To decide means to succumb to the preponderance of one set of influences over another set.
Source: tatoeba (3149833)
Preponderance
//pɹɪˈpɒndəɹəns//
Synonyms for "preponderance" (104 found)
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Related words (52)
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12 entriesderived
2 entriesdistinct from
1 entriesis a
3 entriesrelated to
9 entriesTranslations
50 translations across 30 languages.
Belarusian
1 entries- перава́га noun (superiority of influence, power, etc. — see also predominance)
Bulgarian
2 entries- превес noun (superiority of influence, power, etc. — see also predominance)
- превъзходство noun (superiority of influence, power, etc. — see also predominance)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 優勢 /优势 noun (superiority of influence, power, etc. — see also predominance)
- 優越 /优越 noun (superiority of influence, power, etc. — see also predominance)
Czech
2 entries- přesila noun (superiority of influence, power, etc. — see also predominance)
- převaha noun (superiority of influence, power, etc. — see also predominance)
Esperanto
1 entries- superrego noun (superiority of influence, power, etc. — see also predominance)
Estonian
1 entries- ülekaal noun (superiority of influence, power, etc. — see also predominance)
Faroese
2 entries- yvirluti noun (superiority of influence, power, etc. — see also predominance)
- yvirvekt noun (superiority of influence, power, etc. — see also predominance)
Finnish
3 entries- enemmistö noun (superiority of influence, power, etc. — see also predominance)
- enemmyys noun (superiority of influence, power, etc. — see also predominance)
- ylivoima noun (superiority of influence, power, etc. — see also predominance)
French
1 entries- prépondérance noun (superiority of influence, power, etc. — see also predominance)
Georgian
1 entries- უპირატესობა noun (superiority of influence, power, etc. — see also predominance)
German
4 entries- Präponderanz noun (superiority of influence, power, etc. — see also predominance)
- Übergewicht noun (superiority of influence, power, etc. — see also predominance)
- Übergewichtigkeit noun (superiority of influence, power, etc. — see also predominance)
- Überlegenheit noun (superiority of influence, power, etc. — see also predominance)
Greek
2 entries- κυριαρχία noun (superiority of influence, power, etc. — see also predominance)
- υπεροχή noun (superiority of influence, power, etc. — see also predominance)
Ido
1 entries- prepondero noun (superiority of influence, power, etc. — see also predominance)
Irish
1 entries- trom noun (superiority of influence, power, etc. — see also predominance)
Italian
2 entries- predominanza noun (superiority of influence, power, etc. — see also predominance)
- preponderanza noun (superiority of influence, power, etc. — see also predominance)
Japanese
3 entries- 優位 noun (superiority of influence, power, etc. — see also predominance)
- 優勢 noun (superiority of influence, power, etc. — see also predominance)
- 優越 noun (superiority of influence, power, etc. — see also predominance)
Korean
3 entries- 우세 noun (superiority of influence, power, etc. — see also predominance)
- 우월 noun (superiority of influence, power, etc. — see also predominance)
- 우위 noun (superiority of influence, power, etc. — see also predominance)
Latin
1 entries- preponderantia noun (superiority of influence, power, etc. — see also predominance)
Malayalam
1 entries- മുന്നിട്ടുനിൽക്കൽ noun (superiority of influence, power, etc. — see also predominance)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- overvekt noun (superiority of influence, power, etc. — see also predominance)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- overvekt noun (superiority of influence, power, etc. — see also predominance)
Polish
2 entries- przewaga noun (excess of weight of that part of a cannon behind the trunnions over that in front of them)
- przewaga noun (superiority of influence, power, etc. — see also predominance)
Portuguese
1 entries- preponderância noun (superiority of influence, power, etc. — see also predominance)
Romanian
2 entries- precumpănire noun (superiority of influence, power, etc. — see also predominance)
- preponderență noun (superiority of influence, power, etc. — see also predominance)
Russian
3 entries- переве́с noun (superiority of influence, power, etc. — see also predominance)
- превосхо́дство noun (superiority of influence, power, etc. — see also predominance)
- преиму́щество noun (superiority of influence, power, etc. — see also predominance)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- prȅvaga noun (superiority of influence, power, etc. — see also predominance)
- пре̏вага noun (superiority of influence, power, etc. — see also predominance)
Spanish
1 entries- preponderancia noun (superiority of influence, power, etc. — see also predominance)
Swedish
1 entries- övervikt noun (superiority of influence, power, etc. — see also predominance)
Tamil
1 entries- தாக்கம் noun (superiority of influence, power, etc. — see also predominance)
Ukrainian
1 entries- перева́га noun (superiority of influence, power, etc. — see also predominance)
Sample sentences
8 total sentences available.
The by-products of living things also play an important part in creating sandy beaches. Bermuda's preponderance of pleasantly pink beaches results from the perpetual decay of single-celled, shelled organisms called foraminifera.
Source: tatoeba (6673939)
In legal terms, the "preponderance of evidence" is a lower standard of proof than "clear and convincing evidence".
Source: tatoeba (10826128)
[S]trong proofs are at hand to shew, that in the Irish people there is a large admixture, if not an overwhelming praeponderance, of Iberian elements.
Source: wiktionary
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