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prevalere

to prevail

verb preh-vah-LEH-reh Less Common
Mind & Emotions Attitudes

Also means

to predominate

Usage Note

Prevalere is an irregular verb conjugated like valere (prevale, prevalgono…). It uses essere in compound tenses (è prevalso). It means to gain the upper hand or to be more common: prevale il buon senso (good sense prevails). The past participle is prevalso (m) / prevalsa (f).

Examples

"Alla fine è prevalsa la volontà della maggioranza."

Natural Translation

In the end the will of the majority prevailed.

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