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It reflects a prevailing myth that production technology is no more amenable to human judgment or social interests than the laws of thermodynamics, atomic structure or biological inheritance.
Barry Commoner

Meaning of "prevailing" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PREVAILING

prevailing  [prɪˈveɪlɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PREVAILING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Prevailing is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES PREVAILING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of prevailing in the English dictionary

The definition of prevailing in the dictionary is generally accepted; widespread. Other definition of prevailing is most frequent or conspicuous; predominant.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PREVAILING


ailing
ˈeɪlɪŋ
countervailing
ˈkaʊntəveɪlɪŋ
failing
ˈfeɪlɪŋ
grayling
ˈɡreɪlɪŋ
mailing
ˈmeɪlɪŋ
paling
ˈpeɪlɪŋ
parasailing
ˈpærəˌseɪlɪŋ
railing
ˈreɪlɪŋ
retailing
ˈriːteɪlɪŋ
sailing
ˈseɪlɪŋ
tailing
ˈteɪlɪŋ
trailing
ˈtreɪlɪŋ
unavailing
ˌʌnəˈveɪlɪŋ
unfailing
ʌnˈfeɪlɪŋ
unprevailing
ˌʌnprɪˈveɪlɪŋ
unveiling
ʌnˈveɪlɪŋ
veiling
ˈveɪlɪŋ
wailing
ˈweɪlɪŋ
whaling
ˈweɪlɪŋ
wholesaling
ˈhəʊlseɪlɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PREVAILING

prevail
prevailer
prevailingly
prevailment
prevalence
prevalency
prevalent
prevalently
prevalentness
prevaricate
prevarication
prevaricator
prevenancy
prevene
prevenience
prevenient
preveniently
prevent
preventability
preventable

WORDS THAT END LIKE PREVAILING

beguiling
boiling
broiling
calling
ceiling
criminal profiling
Darjiling
filing
glass ceiling
hypermiling
mass mailing
piling
plain sailing
profiling
racial profiling
roiling
service ceiling
smiling
stockpiling
tiling
unsmiling

Synonyms and antonyms of prevailing in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PREVAILING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «prevailing» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of prevailing

Translation of «prevailing» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PREVAILING

Find out the translation of prevailing to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of prevailing from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «prevailing» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

当时
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

prevaleciente
570 millions of speakers

English

prevailing
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

प्रचलित
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

السائدة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

преобладающая
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

prevalecente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নিয়ন্ত্রক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

régnant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Yang berlaku
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

vorherrschend
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

支配的な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

일반적인
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Berlaku
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hiện hành
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நிலவும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रचलित
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

geçerli
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

prevalente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

panujących
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

переважаюча
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

predominant
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

επικρατούσες
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

heersende
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

rådande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

rådende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of prevailing

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PREVAILING»

The term «prevailing» is very widely used and occupies the 21.066 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PREVAILING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about prevailing

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10 QUOTES WITH «PREVAILING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word prevailing.
1
Megan Abbott
I think there are two prevailing views of the suburbs in the States: either they're this sort of tedious place, where everyone is the same, buys the same food and drives around in their little minivans, or the view is that the suburbs are extremely perverse in a humorous way.
2
Richard Dean Anderson
Nothing. We're all friends and friendly. So when the cameras go down, depending on the mood or the nature of the material we're dealing with, there's usually a kind of a prevailing light attitude that's floating around.
3
Dave Barry
It always rains on tents. Rainstorms will travel thousands of miles, against prevailing winds for the opportunity to rain on a tent.
4
Bob Beauprez
Fracking has been used for more than 60 years to successfully drill over a million oil and gas wells in the U.S. Nonetheless, the prevailing mythology on the radical left is that the technology is 'poisoning our children' by polluting the water we drink and the air we breathe.
5
Emma Bonino
The fact remains; chauvinism is prevailing.
6
Neal Boortz
Many unions have contracts with employers that are based on a multiple of the prevailing minimum wage. If the minimum wage goes up, union salaries go up by a similar percentage.
7
Louis D. Brandeis
What is Americanization? It manifests itself, in a superficial way, when the immigrant adopts the clothes, the manners and the customs generally prevailing here. Far more important is the manifestation presented when he substitutes for his mother tongue the English language as the common medium of speech.
8
Ed Case
I know I can serve Hawaii and our country well in the U.S. Senate, know we can mount a solid statewide campaign, know we have a good chance of prevailing.
9
Christopher Columbus
By prevailing over all obstacles and distractions, one may unfailingly arrive at his chosen goal or destination.
10
Barry Commoner
It reflects a prevailing myth that production technology is no more amenable to human judgment or social interests than the laws of thermodynamics, atomic structure or biological inheritance.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PREVAILING»

Discover the use of prevailing in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to prevailing and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Mighty Prevailing Prayer
Mighty Prevailing Prayer is a guide to the more powerful and effective prayer life God desires for you.
Wesley L. Duewel, 1990
2
Prevailing Prayer
Thousands of Christians have found new power in their prayer lives through this book since its initial publication almost a century ago.
Dwight L Moody, 1987
3
Prevailing Prayer: Sermons on Prayer
A classic series of sermons that speaks powerfully to each generation, calling us to a genuine relationship of trust and obedience.
Charles G. Finney, 1965
4
The Classical Foundations of the American Constitution: ...
This volume explores how the framing generation deployed classical learning to develop many of the essential structural aspects of the Constitution: federalism, separation of powers, a bicameral legislature, independent courts, and the war ...
David J. Bederman, 2008
5
An inquiry into the modern prevailing notions respecting ...
"This book considers the doctrines of free will and moral agency in light of Christianity.
Jonathan Edwards, 1831
6
Resolving the Prevailing Conflicts Between Christianity and ...
Udoye has therefore made a very significant contribution worthy of commendation to both theological and religious studies.
Edwin Anaegboka Udoye, 2011
7
Prevailing Love: Poems of Faith, Family, and Hope
Illuminated by autobiographical details and moving accounts of her family's struggles with illness, hardships, and even death, the poems in Prevailing Love reveal the many ways God helps us through life's darkest days.In this collection, ...
Constance Howard Moore, 2011
8
A practical view of the prevailing religious system of ...
This year was also distinguished in the life of Mr. Wilber- force, by the publication of his " Practical View of the prevailing Religious System of professed Christians." This occurred in the spring of 1797, and,%s the present memoir is to be ...
William Wilberforce, Thomas Price (rev), 1834
9
Dynamic Assessment: Prevailing Models and Applications
This review of advances in cognition and educational practice examines conceptual issues in research in intelligence.
Carol Schneider Lidz, Julian Elliott, 2000
10
MAKING DAVIS-BACON WORK A Contractor's Guide to Prevailing ...
Fringe benefits do not include employer payments or contributions required by other Federal, State or local laws, such as the employer's contribution to Social Security or some disability insurance payments. to Prevailing Wage Requirements ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PREVAILING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term prevailing is used in the context of the following news items.
1
WV GOP: Prevailing wage 'fix' saving state money
Despite prevailing wage scuffles, the West Virginia Republican Party said the GOP decision to fix it is already saving the state money. «State Journal, Jul 15»
2
India-Pakistan series unlikely under prevailing tension: BCCI
Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary, Anurag Thakur, has said a series between Pakistan and India was unlikely until relations between the two ... «DAWN.com, Jul 15»
3
Top 100: Defense Revenues Down, but Industry Prevailing
WASHINGTON — Lagging defense spending and the large-scale drawdown of US troops in the Middle East spelled another year of decreased ... «DefenseNews.com, Jul 15»
4
Poll finds prevailing dim views of race relations in U.S.
WASHINGTON, July 26 (Xinhua) -- A new poll on U.S. racial relations found that the majority of the Americans regard the race relations in the ... «GlobalPost, Jul 15»
5
Prevailing wage means better jobs for Detroiters
When I ran for mayor two years ago, I promised to work to rebuild Detroit in a way that provided a fair opportunity for all our residents. We are ... «Detroit Free Press, Jul 15»
6
Prevailing wage debate continues among WV officials
Congress passed a law that established the requirement for “paying the local prevailing wages on public works projects for laborers and ... «State Journal, Jul 15»
7
Prevailing Bible Faith Church: The Relationship Conference "Before …
Prevailing Faith Bible Church is hosting The Relationship Conference, "Before and After the Ring" with guest speaker Dr. Herbert H. Rowe from ... «MyArkLaMiss, Jul 15»
8
State Rep. Gary Glenn campaigns to repeal Michigan's prevailing
MIDLAND, MI — An event billed as a rally to repeal Michigan's prevailing wage law held in Midland County Thursday, July 23, nearly turned ... «MLive.com, Jul 15»
9
Prevailing wage not part of bids
MARTINSBURG - West Virginia's prevailing wage controversy did not play a role in the bidding for a construction project at Potomack ... «Martinsburg Journal, Jul 15»
10
Oil Services Co. Loses H-1B Visa Prevailing Wage Row
Law360, New York (July 22, 2015, 3:53 PM ET) -- The Board of Alien Labor Certification Appeals on Tuesday rejected an appeal over prevailing wage ... «Law360, Jul 15»

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