Meaning
prevailing, predominant
- existing or most common at a particular time; predominant in quantity or influence
In a sentence
L'opinione prevalente tra gli esperti converge su questa conclusione.
The prevailing opinion among experts converges on this conclusion.
La causa prevalente del ritardo è stata il maltempo.
The predominant cause of the delay was bad weather.
Quali sono i fattori prevalenti in questa situazione economica?
What are the prevailing factors in this economic situation?
Word forms (4)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| prevalente | masculine · singular |
| prevalente | feminine · singular |
| prevalenti | masculine · plural |
| prevalenti | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Like most adjectives ending in -e, it has one form for masculine/feminine singular, and ends in -i for plural.