prevailing
prevailing is a polysyllabic word with 3 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, prevailing is hyphenated as:
Definitions ofprevailing
- To be superior in strength, dominance, influence or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand; to outnumber others.
Example: "Red colour prevails in the Canadian flag."
- To be current, widespread or predominant; to have currency or prevalence.
Example: "In his day and age, such practices prevailed all over Europe."
- To succeed in persuading or inducing.
Example: "I prevailed on him to wait."
- To avail.
- Predominant; of greatest force.
Example: "The prevailing opinion was for additional planning time."
- Prevalent, common, widespread.
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