prevail on

pre·vail on

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pri-veyl on, awn]
- /prɪˈveɪl ɒn, ɔn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pri-veyl on, awn]
- /prɪˈveɪl ɒn, ɔn/

Definition of prevail on words

noun prevail on to persuade; induce 0

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Parts of speech for Prevail on

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Prevail on

prevail on popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

Synonyms for prevail on

verb prevail on

bring — If you bring someone or something with you when you come to a place, they come with you or you have them with you.
have in — to ask (a person) to give a service
invite — to request the presence or participation of in a kindly, courteous, or complimentary way, especially to request to come or go to some place, gathering, entertainment, etc., or to do something: to invite friends to dinner.
lead by the nose — the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.

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