Polyglot Dictionary

preponderar

/pɾeponðeˈɾaɾ/

verb C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
prepondero
preterite (yo)
preponderé
past participle
preponderado

Meaning

  1. to prevail

    • Prepondera la opinión mayoritaria.

      The majority view prevails.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

imperar

preponderar is more about being predominant or outweighing others, statistically or comparatively; imperar is more about dominance or ruling — both mean "to prevail."

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

preponderar

preponderar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to prevail."

Portuguese

prevalecer

prevalecer is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to prevail."

Practice

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