Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

prevail upon

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.54 in modern English

Syllables: pre-vail upon
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To convince; to persuade.

Example Sentences

"Perhaps I can prevail upon him to change his mind."
"The skipper Mr. Cooke had hired at Far Harbor was a God-fearing man with a luke warm interest in his new billet and employer, and had only been prevailed upon to take charge of the yacht after the offer of an emolument equal to half a year's sea pay of an ensign in the navy."

Inflected Forms

prevails upon (present, singular) prevailing upon (participle, present) prevailed upon (participle, past) prevailed upon (past) prevail on (alternative)

Synonyms

bring round win over convict convince draw gain over persuade pimp prevail upon procure push suade

Questions

What does prevail upon mean?: To convince; to persuade.

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