prevail upon en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(idiomatic) To convince; to persuade.
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.
1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter X, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC:Perhaps I can prevail upon him to change his mind.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| prevail on | alternative | lexicographic | |
| prevailed upon | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| prevailed upon | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| prevails upon | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| prevailing upon | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Synonyms
bring round · win over · convince · gain over · suade · draw · bring round · talk over · prevail upon · procure · win over · wash with · pimp · persuade · talk around · convict · push
Translations (4)
mi whakawhere (to persuade, to convince) · bg убеждавам (to persuade, to convince) · mi whakawherewhere (to persuade, to convince) · bg уговарям (to persuade, to convince)