Meaning
to prevail
In a sentence
Alla fine ha prevalso il buon senso.
In the end, common sense prevailed.
Secondo te prevarrà la squadra di casa?
Do you think the home team will prevail?
Non deve prevalere la paura oggi.
Fear must not prevail today.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| prevalere | infinitive |
| prevaliamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| prevalgo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| prevalete | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| prevali | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| prevalgono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| prevale | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| prevalevamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| prevalevo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| prevalevate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| prevalevi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| prevalevano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| prevaleva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| prevalemmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| prevalsi | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| prevaleste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| prevalesti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| prevalsero | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| prevalse | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| prevarremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| prevarrò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| prevarrete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| prevarrai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| prevarranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| prevarrà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| prevaliamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| prevalga | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| prevaliate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| prevalga | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| prevalgano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| prevalga | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| prevalessimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| prevalessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| prevaleste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| prevalessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| prevalessero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| prevalesse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| prevarremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| prevarrei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| prevarreste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| prevarresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| prevarrebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| prevarrebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| prevaliamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| prevalete | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| prevali | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| prevalendo | gerund |
| prevalso | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Often used in formal or written Italian; in everyday speech, vincere, dominare, or essere più forte may sound more natural.
- Common pattern: prevalere su qualcuno/qualcosa. Learners often wrongly use a direct object without su.
- Also used impersonally: prevale l’idea che..., meaning one view is more widespread or influential.
- present: prevalgo, prevali, prevale, prevaliamo, prevalete, prevalgono
- past participle prevalso