preponderar

/pɾepõdeˈɾaɾ/

verb C1

o (masc.) a (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 (eu)
prepondero
preterite (eu)
preponderei
past participle
preponderado

Meaning

  1. to 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

imperar

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

Similar in other languages

Spanish

imperar

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

Spanish

preponderar

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

Spanish

prevalecer

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

Practice

1 What does preponderar mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches preponderar?

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