Meaning

1 senses

  1. (idiomatic)To convince; to persuade.

    Perhaps I can prevail upon him to change his mind.

Examples

5 sentences

  1. I was prevailed upon to go to the party.

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  2. He was eventually prevailed upon to accept the appointment.

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  3. And the waters prevailed upon the earth a hundred and fifty days.

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  4. See whether you can prevail upon your teacher to give you an extension for the assignment.

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  5. And the waters prevailed beyond measure upon the earth: and all the high mountains under the whole heaven were covered.

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Forms

prevails upon, prevailing upon, prevailed upon, prevailed upon
Base formprevail upon · to prevail upon
3rd person singularprevails upon
Present participleprevailing upon
Past simpleprevailed upon
Past participleprevailed upon

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyprevail upon
he, she, itprevails upon

Past simpleLesson

all personsprevailed upon

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave prevailed upon
he, she, ithas prevailed upon

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill prevail upon

Synonyms

15 synonyms
convictC1convinceB1drawA1persuadeB1pushA1bring roundwin overgain overpimpprocuretalk aroundtalk oversuadewash with

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
prettyA1pretzelprevailB2prevalenceprevalentpreventA2
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