meaning of prevailing
1. of Prevail
2. Having superior force or influence; efficacious; persuasive.
3. Predominant; prevalent; most general; as, the prevailing disease of a climate; a prevailing opinion.
4. encountered generally especially at the present time; "the prevailing opinion was that a trade war could be averted"; "the most prevalent religion in our area"; "speculation concerning the books author was
">rife"
Related Words
prevailing | prevailing party | prevailing westerly | prevailing wind | prevailingly |
