different between prevail vs preside

English

Etymology

From Middle English prevailen, from Old French prevaler, from Latin praevale? (“be very able or more able, be superior, prevail”), from prae (“before”) + vale? (“be able or powerful”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p???ve?l/
• Rhymes: -e?l
• Hyphenation: pre?vail

Verb

prevail (third-person singular simple present prevails, present participle prevailing, simple past and past participle prevailed)

1. (intransitive) To be superior in strength, dominance, influence or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand; to outnumber others.

   Red colour prevails in the Canadian flag.

   • , Exodus 17:11

     And it came to pass, when Moses held up his hand, that Israel prevailed; and when he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed.

2. (intransitive) To be current, widespread or predominant; to have currency or prevalence.

   In his day and age, such practices prevailed all over Europe.

3. (intransitive) To succeed in persuading or inducing.

   I prevailed on him to wait.
4. (transitive, obsolete) To avail.

Derived terms

• cooler heads will prevail

Related terms

• prevalence
• prevalent

Translations

References

• prevail in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• prevail in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Anagrams

• pervial

English

Alternative forms

• præside (archaic)

Etymology

From Old French presider, from Latin praesid?re (“preside”), from pre- (“before”) + sedere (“to sit”). Displaced native Old English foresittan.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -a?d

Verb

preside (third-person singular simple present presides, present participle presiding, simple past and past participle presided)

1. (intransitive) To act as president or chairperson.
2. (intransitive) To exercise authority or control, oversit.
3. (intransitive, music) To be a featured solo performer.

Translations

• Hindi: ??????? (p??h?s?n)

Anagrams

• Perseid, perseid

Italian

Noun

preside m or f (plural presidi)

1. (education) headmaster m, headmistress f, headteacher, schoolmaster
2. (education) dean, principal

Derived terms

• vicepreside

Related terms

• presidenza

Anagrams

• spedire, sperdei

Portuguese

Verb

preside

1. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of presidir
2. second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of presidir

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p?e?side/, [p?e?si.ð?e]

Verb

preside

1. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of presidir.
2. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of presidir.