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to prevail on
01
to persuade and convince a person to do something
Grammatical Information
Composition
phrasal
Action verb
Regular
Inseparable
Particle
on
Base verb
prevail
Present tense
prevail on
3rd person singular
prevails on
Present participle
prevailing on
Past simple
prevailed on
Past participle
prevailed on
Examples
She managed to prevail on her friend to join the charity event.
