prévaloir

/pʁevalwaʁ/

verb C1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present
prévaut
past
a prévalu
perfect
prévalu

Meaning

  1. to prevail

    • La raison doit prévaloir.

      Reason must prevail.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

imperar

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

Practice

1 What does prévaloir mean?

2 Fill the gap: La raison doit ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches prévaloir?

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