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vorherrschen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • predominate verb To dominate, have control, or succeed by superior numbers or size.
  • prevail verb To win out or come out on top, especially after a struggle.
  • prevalence noun How common or widespread something is in a particular place or group.

Senses

vorherrschen is used for these senses in English:

  • prevail (intransitive) To be current, widespread, or predominant; to have currency or prevalence.
  • prevalence The quality or condition of being prevalent; wide extension or spread.

predominate — full definition

  1. verb To dominate, have control, or succeed by superior numbers or size.
  2. verb To be prominent; to loom large; to be the chief component of a whole.
  3. verb To dominate or hold power over, especially through numerical advantage; to outweigh.

prevail — full definition

  1. verb To win out or come out on top, especially after a struggle.
  2. verb To be the most common or widespread condition; to be current.

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