prevail

/prɪˈveɪl/ verb [I] formal

Translation

CONTROL › to get control or influence

baskın çıkmak, üstün gelmek, etkin olmak

We can only hope that common sense will prevail.2143

BE COMMON › to be common among a group of people

yaygın olmak, egemen olmak, hâkim olmak

The use of guns prevails among the gangs in this area.1779

prevail on/upon sb to do sth phrasal verb formal

› to persuade someone to do something that they do not want to do

ikna etmek, baskın çıkarak zorlamak, istemediği hâlde yapması için zorlamak

He was eventually prevailed upon to accept the appointment.1160

(Definition of prevail verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

to not be trusted or popular because people think you have done something bad

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