(intransitive) To triumph; to be victorious.
Used in a Sentence
prevailed
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for prevailed.
Editorial note
The entire industry is moving to one-wire protocols to reduce the labrynthine copper network that prevailed in the past.
Examples14
Definitions4
Parts of speech1
Quick take
(intransitive) To triumph; to be victorious.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of prevailed gathered in one view.
(intransitive) To be current, widespread, or predominant; to have currency or prevalence.
(intransitive) To succeed in persuading or inducing.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for prevailed.
verb
(intransitive) To triumph; to be victorious.
verb
(intransitive) To be current, widespread, or predominant; to have currency or prevalence.
verb
(intransitive) To succeed in persuading or inducing.
verb
(intransitive) 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 sentences
The entire industry is moving to one-wire protocols to reduce the labrynthine copper network that prevailed in the past.
This does not bode well for the traditional ad model that has prevailed on the Net for the last 15+ years.
Note how they made the troll lawyers look stupid in their coverage of the TQP/Newegg trial, but TQP prevailed in that one.
The plaintiff prevailed, but that has no bearing on what actually (or likely) happened.
If Psystar had prevailed it would only bring difficulties for the hackintosh community.
So were the Internet hotshots in India but good that sense prevailed finally.
It was part of a tendency to hysteria that prevailed at the time.
In an alternate continuity where Dijkstra's methods prevailed, other companies and products would have arisen instead, or perhaps the same but under different circumstances.
We don't know that server was used in production, but it's consistent with the complete anarchy we hear prevailed at Mt.
They could have prevailed upon the peeper to peg the punk.
The sessions court judge at his first trial was inspired to pass the same sentence on him until cooler heads prevailed in higher courts on appeal.
In this case the interests of the private company prevailed.
Quote examples
The GP is arguing for this split/dual nature of "equality." To paraphrase: "I want to be free to criticize and make illegal the lifestyle choices of others, but I myself want to be free from repercussion and public criticism." Good thing saner minds have prevailed on the particular topic of gay marriage in the US.
Even if you disagree whether it belongs on HN, I hope you now understand why I thought the question of what our world would be like had Fascism prevailed and who would or wouldn't be here and who would or wouldn't fraternize with each other would be "Of interest to Hackers." pax.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use prevailed in a sentence?
The entire industry is moving to one-wire protocols to reduce the labrynthine copper network that prevailed in the past.
What does prevailed mean?
(intransitive) To triumph; to be victorious.
What part of speech is prevailed?
prevailed is commonly used as verb.