prevail on
Third Person
prevails on
Present Participle
prevailing on
Past Tense
prevailed on
Past Participle
prevailed on
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to persuade and convince a person to do something
- She managed to prevail on her friend to join the charity event.
- The manager prevailed on the team to stay late and finish the project.
- He tried to prevail on his parents to let him go on the trip.
- They prevailed on the committee to approve the new proposal.
- He found it difficult to prevail on his partner to adopt the new budget plan.