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prevailing

/prɪˈveɪlɪŋ/adjective

उच्चारण प्रिवेलिंग

प्रचलित, वर्तमान, मौजूदा

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adjective
  1. 1

    [only before noun]

    existing or most common at a particular time

    प्रचलित, वर्तमान, मौजूदा

    • The prevailing mood in the village was one of hope.
    • Salaries are paid at the prevailing market rate.

    Synonyms current existing prevalent widespread dominant

    Opposite rare uncommon

  2. 2

    [only before noun]

    (of a wind) that blows over a particular area most of the time

    (हवा) जो किसी क्षेत्र में अधिकतर बहती हो

    • The prevailing winds here are from the south-west.
◇Word family
prevail verbprevalent adjectiveprevalence noun
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

current existing prevalent widespread dominant

Antonyms

rare uncommon

§Grammar and usage

Prevailing is used only before a noun, so we say 'the prevailing view' but not 'the view is prevailing'.

Prevailing केवल noun से पहले प्रयोग होता है, इसलिए 'the prevailing view' कहते हैं, पर 'the view is prevailing' नहीं।

Prevail over or against somebody means to defeat them, and prevail on or upon somebody means to persuade them.

Prevail over या against somebody का अर्थ किसी को हराना है, और prevail on या upon somebody का अर्थ किसी को मनाना है।