prevail on/upon

phrasal verb

prevailed on/upon; prevailing on/upon; prevails on/upon

: to ask or persuade (someone) to do something

They prevailed on/upon me to play a few tunes on the piano.

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Sunny skies, light winds, and highs in the 30s will prevail on Christmas Day. —

Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2024 Read more What People Think Opinions related to business and economic issues submitted to The Hill: DOGE shouldn’t unilaterally disarm if there’s room for reform Will ‘Good Trump’ or ‘Bad Trump’ prevail on housing? —

Aris Folley, The Hill, 19 Dec. 2024 Duncan further indicated that Texas was likely to prevail on its trespass claims. —

Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024 To prevail upon the KRG to undertake the task, the United States must effectively bind itself to the Kurdish cause. —

Dov Friedman, Foreign Affairs, 17 June 2014 See all Example Sentences for prevail on/upon

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