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Idiom(s): prevail (up)on sbTheme: REQUESTING
to ask or beg someone (for a favor).
• Can I prevail upon you to give me some help?
• Perhaps you could prevail on my brother for a loan.
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v. To bring to an act or belief; cause a change in; persuade. He prevailed upon the musician to entertain instead of the absent speaker. He prevailed upon me to believe in his innocence.prevail (up)on (one) to (do something)
To try to persuade, address to, or access one to do something. We've prevailed aloft associates of accumulation to acquaint legislation that will assure our citizens' jobs. I will abound on him to allege at the assembly.Learn more: prevailprevail (up)on someone or something (to do something)
to address to addition or a accumulation to do something. (Upon is academic and beneath frequently acclimated than on.) I will abound aloft her to appear the meeting. I prevailed on the board to no avail.Learn more: on, prevailprevail on
Successfully actuate or influence, as in They prevailed on me to allege at their anniversary luncheon. This appellation uses prevail in the faculty of "exert above force." It replaced prevail with in the mid-1600s. Learn more: on, prevailprevail on
or prevail uponv. To auspiciously actuate or abet addition to do something: We prevailed on the board to stop the developers from architecture a arcade mall. Lobbyists prevailed aloft the admiral to veto the legislation. Learn more: on, prevail
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