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prevailed

verb
pri-VAYLD/pɹɪˈveɪld/

1 meaning of prevailed

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  1. 1
    verb
    Simple past tense and past participle of prevail. Use this form for something that won out or became common in the past.

    In the end, the home team prevailed after a long, tense match.

    Calm finally prevailed once everyone sat down to talk.

    Note

prevailed is a form of prevail

prevail, verb: To be stronger or have more power than others. Full entry

Forms
prevailprevails he/she/itprevailing -ing formprevailed past tense, past participle
Spelling
prevail → prevailed: add -ed
Sound
The ending sounds like /d/.

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