prevailing
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pre - vai - ling -> prevailing
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၁။ ~ (in sth ) အနှံ့အပြားတည်ရှိသည်၊ ဖြစ်ပေါ် သည်။ ပျံ့နှံ့သည်။ the living conditions that then prevailed ❍ The use of animals for ploughing still prevails in many countries.
၂။ ~ (against/over sb/sth ) (fml ) အောင်နိုင်သည်။ လွှမ်းမိုးသည်။ Virtue will prevail (against evil). ❍ The invaders prevailed over the native population.
❏ prevailing adj
(က) ခေတ်စားနေသော။ ရေပန်းစားနေ သော။ the prevailing customs/fashions/conditions.
(ခ) တိုက်မြဲ (လေ)။ The prevailing wind here is from the southwest.
❏ prevail on/upon sb to do sth [PHRV ] (fml ) လက်ခံပါ ရန် တိုက်တွန်းသည်။ May I prevail on you to make a speech after dinner?
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- A report on the economic conditions prevailing in the country
- A friendly atmosphere prevailed among the crowds in the park.
- We hope that common sense will prevail and an agreement will soon be reached.
- In the end, the Chinese view prevailed.
- The centre-left coalition is expected to prevail in next month’s election.
- [prevail over] : The Italian team eventually prevailed over Russia 45 – 43.
Synonyms
triumph, win through, succeed, overcome, abound, be common, be current, be happening, be present, be prevalent, be usual, be victorious, be widespread, beat, best, carry, carry the day, come out on top, command, conquer, control, dominate, domineer, exist, exist generally, gain, get there, go great guns, go places, hit pay dirt, luck out, make it, make out, master, move out, obtain, occur, overrule, predominate, preponderate, prove, reign, take off, win, win out
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