We must prevail against our rivals by all means.
Source: tatoeba (23045)
Prevail
//pɹɪˈveɪl//
Synonyms for "prevail" (173 found)
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improveimprove oninclineinduceinfluencekeepkeep onlastlast longlast outlay down the lawleadlead by the noselivelive onlive throughmaintainmake a hitmastermeet with success
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moveobtainoccuroutweighoverbalanceoverbearovercomeoverpassoverpowerovertoppassperdureperennateperfectpersistpersuadeplay first fiddlepreponderateprocurepromptprosperqualifyreignremainrulerule the roostrunrun onrun throughstandstaystay onsubsistsucceedsurpasssurvivesustainswaytaketake the leadtalk intotarrytide overtoptower abovetower overtranscendtriumphtrumptwistwearwear the pantswear wellwinwin outwin overwork wellwork wonders
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6 entriesSynonyms
1 entriesRelated terms
2 entriesderived
9 entriesmanner of
4 entriesrelated to
9 entriessimilar
1 entriesTranslations
68 translations across 20 languages.
Albanian
1 entries- ngadhënjej verb (To be superior in strength, dominance, influence or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand)
Ancient Greek
1 entries- ἰσχύω verb (To be superior in strength, dominance, influence or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand)
Arabic
1 entries- يسود verb (To be superior in strength, dominance, influence or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand)
Bulgarian
4 entries- преобладавам verb (To be current, widespread or predominant; to have currency or prevalence)
- преодолявам verb (To be superior in strength, dominance, influence or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand)
- убеждавам verb (To succeed in persuading or inducing)
- уговарям verb (To succeed in persuading or inducing)
Czech
3 entries- převládat verb (To be superior in strength, dominance, influence or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand)
- převládat verb (To be current, widespread or predominant; to have currency or prevalence)
- převážit verb (To be superior in strength, dominance, influence or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand)
Dutch
4 entries- domineren verb (To be superior in strength, dominance, influence or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand)
- overheersen verb (To be current, widespread or predominant; to have currency or prevalence)
- overtuigen verb (To succeed in persuading or inducing)
- overwinnen verb (To be superior in strength, dominance, influence or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand)
Finnish
2 entries- suostutella verb (To succeed in persuading or inducing)
- taivutella verb (To succeed in persuading or inducing)
French
4 entries- dominer verb (To be superior in strength, dominance, influence or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand)
- l'emporter verb (To be superior in strength, dominance, influence or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand)
- persuader verb (To succeed in persuading or inducing)
- prédominer verb (To be current, widespread or predominant; to have currency or prevalence)
German
4 entries- die Vorherrschaft erringen (over über) verb (To be superior in strength, dominance, influence or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand)
- dominieren verb (To be superior in strength, dominance, influence or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand)
- maßgebend sein verb (To be current, widespread or predominant; to have currency or prevalence)
- obsiegen [jur.] verb (To be superior in strength, dominance, influence or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand)
Italian
3 entries- persuadere verb (To succeed in persuading or inducing)
- predominare verb (To be current, widespread or predominant; to have currency or prevalence)
- prevalere verb (To be superior in strength, dominance, influence or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand)
Navajo
1 entries- dah honiłné verb (To be superior in strength, dominance, influence or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand)
Occitan
4 entries- convéncer verb (To succeed in persuading or inducing)
- persuadir verb (To succeed in persuading or inducing)
- predominar verb (To be current, widespread or predominant; to have currency or prevalence)
- prevaler verb (To be superior in strength, dominance, influence or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand)
Old English
2 entries- rīcsian verb (To be superior in strength, dominance, influence or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand)
- rīcsian verb (To be current, widespread or predominant; to have currency or prevalence)
Portuguese
4 entries- predominar verb (To be superior in strength, dominance, influence or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand)
- predominar verb (To be current, widespread or predominant; to have currency or prevalence)
- prevalecer verb (To be superior in strength, dominance, influence or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand)
- prevalecer verb (To be current, widespread or predominant; to have currency or prevalence)
Romanian
2 entries- impune verb (To be superior in strength, dominance, influence or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand)
- predomina verb (To be current, widespread or predominant; to have currency or prevalence)
Russian
4 entries- восторжествовать verb (To be superior in strength, dominance, influence or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand)
- госпо́дствовать verb (To be superior in strength, dominance, influence or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand)
- госпо́дствовать verb (To be current, widespread or predominant; to have currency or prevalence)
- доминировать verb (To be superior in strength, dominance, influence or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand)
Sanskrit
1 entries- सहते verb (To be superior in strength, dominance, influence or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand)
Spanish
3 entries- prevalecer verb (To be superior in strength, dominance, influence or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand)
- prevalecer verb (To be current, widespread or predominant; to have currency or prevalence)
- vencer verb (To be superior in strength, dominance, influence or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand)
Swedish
1 entries- förhärska verb (To be current, widespread or predominant; to have currency or prevalence)
Tamil
1 entries- நிலவு verb (To be current, widespread or predominant; to have currency or prevalence)
Sample sentences
18 total sentences available.
The anthropologist says old customs still prevail in the province.
Source: tatoeba (46716)
Justice will prevail in the end.
Source: tatoeba (243905)
These customs used to prevail all over Japan.
Source: tatoeba (272133)
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