1. Verb form
of Prevail
2. Adjective
Having superior force or influence; efficacious; persuasive.
3. Adjective
Predominant; prevalent; most general; as, the prevailing disease of a climate; a prevailing opinion.
4. Adjective
most frequent or common; "prevailing winds"
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