prevail

[US]/prɪˈveɪl/
[UK]/prɪˈveɪl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi. overtale eller overtøle; inducere; være udbredt eller almindelig; opnå en fordel; være sejrrig.
Word Forms
Past Tenseprevailed
Past Participleprevailed
Present Participleprevailing
Third Person Singularprevails

Phrases & Collocations

prevail over

sejre over

prevail against

sejre mod

prevail in

sejre i

prevail upon

bestå ved

prevailing opinion

den herskende mening

prevailing trend

den herskende trend

prevail on

bestå overfor

prevail with

sejre med

Example Sentences

prevail against a person

at stå imod en person

Plague was then prevailing in that city.

Pesten var dengang udbredt i den by.

a prevailing atmosphere of distrust.

En udbredt atmosfære af mistillid.

current fashions.See Synonyms at prevailing

nutidens mode. Se Synonyme under 'prevailing'

a prevailing set of cultural values

et udbredt sæt af kulturelle værdier

it is hard for logic to prevail over emotion.

Det er svært for logikken at sejre over følelser.

prevailed against great odds.

sejrede over store odds.

Can you prevail on him to go?

Kan du overtale ham til at tage afsted?

Yellow is the prevailing color in her room.

Gul er den dominerende farve i hendes værelse.

He wore his hair in the prevailing fashion.

Han bar sit hår i den gældende mode.

A relaxed atmosphere prevails in the club.

Der hersker en afslappet atmosfære i klubben.

The custom prevails over the whole area.

Skikken er gældende i hele området.

The prevailing wind trends east-northeast.

Den gældende vind retning går mod øst-nordøst.

The East Wind prevails over the West Wind.

Østenvinden dominerer over vestenvinden.

An excellent situation is prevailing in the foreing trade.

En fremragende situation hersker inden for udenrigshandel.

This old custom does not prevail now.

Denne gamle skik er ikke længere gældende.

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