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prevail

Who acts: you, someone, prevailing wind, team, She, her · What happens: win, be, prevail, persuade, do, blow · To what, where: end, place, on/upon, someone, something, her · Speech: someone speaks here

«prevail» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 8 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: prevail in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

To win or be stronger in the end after a struggle.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 win	mark
2	win	win	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	5 stronger	cc
4	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	5 stronger	cop
5	stronger	strong	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	2 win	conj
6	in	in	ADP	_	8 end	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 end	det
8	end	end	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 win	obl
9	after	after	ADP	_	11 struggle	case
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 struggle	det
11	struggle	struggle	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 win	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 win	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	win	to-infinitive					in the end; after a struggle		vn succeed-74-2 «NP V PP.eventuality S_ING»: agent=Agent in end=Eventuality
2	is	infinitive						strong property	tree rules

One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

Meaning 2

To be common or usual in a place or time.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	3 common	mark
2	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	3 common	cop
3	common	common	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
4	or	or	CCONJ	_	5 usual	cc
5	usual	usual	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 common	conj
6	in	in	ADP	_	8 place	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 place	det
8	place	place	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 common	obl
9	or	or	CCONJ	_	10 time	cc
10	time	time	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 place	conj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 common	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	to-infinitive				a place or time		common property	tree rules
2	be								tree rules

Meaning 3

prevail on/upon (formal) To persuade someone to do something.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	prevail	prevail	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	on/upon	on/upon	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 prevail	obj
3	(	(	PUNCT	_	4 formal	punct
4	formal	formal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 on/upon	appos
5	)	)	PUNCT	_	4 formal	punct
6	To	to	PART	_	7 persuade	mark
7	persuade	persuade	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	1 prevail	advcl
8	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	7 persuade	obj
9	to	to	PART	_	10 do	mark
10	do	do	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	7 persuade	xcomp
11	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	10 do	obj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 prevail	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	prevail	imperative	you not said here	on/upon					tree rules
2	persuade	to-infinitive	you not said here	someone					vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent someone=Patient clause=Result
3	do	to-infinitive	someone not said here	something					vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Eventuality

Example 1

In the end, good prevailed over evil.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	3 end	case
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 end	det
3	end	end	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 prevailed	obl
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 end	punct
5	good	good	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 prevailed	amod
6	prevailed	prevail	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
7	over	over	ADP	_	8 evil	case
8	evil	evil	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 prevailed	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 prevailed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	prevail	participle					in the end	over evil	vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in end=Location

Example 2

The prevailing wind in Ireland blows from the west.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 wind	det
2	prevailing	prevail	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	3 wind	amod
3	wind	wind	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 blows	nsubj
4	in	in	ADP	_	5 Ireland	case
5	Ireland	Ireland	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 wind	nmod
6	blows	blow	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	from	from	ADP	_	9 west	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 west	det
9	west	west	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 blows	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 blows	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	prevail	gerund							vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	blow	present	the prevailing wind in Ireland					from the west	vn split-23.2 «NP V PP.co-patient»: agent=Patient from west=Co-Patient

Example 3

Calm prevailed after the storm.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Calm	calm	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
2	prevailed	prevail	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	1 Calm	acl
3	after	after	ADP	_	5 storm	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 storm	det
5	storm	storm	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 prevailed	obl
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Calm	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	prevail	participle					after the storm		vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 4

Our team prevailed after extra time.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 team	nmod:poss
2	team	team	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 prevailed	nsubj
3	prevailed	prevail	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	after	after	ADP	_	6 time	case
5	extra	extra	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 time	amod
6	time	time	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 prevailed	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 prevailed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	prevail	past	Our team				time		vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 5

She prevailed on her dad to let her keep the kitten.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	She	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 prevailed	nsubj
2	prevailed	prevail	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	on	on	ADP	_	5 dad	case
4	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 dad	nmod:poss
5	dad	dad	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 prevailed	obl
6	to	to	PART	_	7 let	mark
7	let	let	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 prevailed	advcl
8	her	she	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	7 let	obj
9	keep	keep	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	7 let	xcomp
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 kitten	det
11	kitten	kitten	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 keep	obj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 prevailed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	prevail	past	She					on her dad	vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on dad=Location
2	let	to-infinitive	She not said here	her = she					tree rules
3	keep	infinitive	her = she not said here	the kitten					vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent kitten=Theme

Example 6

Fairness must prevail in every game.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Fairness	fairness	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 prevail	nsubj
2	must	must	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	3 prevail	aux
3	prevail	prevail	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
4	in	in	ADP	_	6 game	case
5	every	every	DET	PronType=Tot	6 game	det
6	game	game	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 prevail	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 prevail	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	prevail	must	Fairness			every game			vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in game=Location

Example 7

Sunny weather prevailed for the whole holiday.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Sunny	sunny	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 weather	amod
2	weather	weather	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 prevailed	nsubj
3	prevailed	prevail	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	for	for	ADP	_	7 holiday	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 holiday	det
6	whole	whole	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 holiday	amod
7	holiday	holiday	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 prevailed	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 prevailed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	prevail	past	Sunny weather					for the whole holiday	vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 8

"You cannot prevail against me," said Death.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	5 prevail	punct
2	You	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	5 prevail	nsubj
3	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	5 prevail	aux
4	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	5 prevail	advmod
5	prevail	prevail	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	10 said	ccomp
6	against	against	ADP	_	7 me	case
7	me	I	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	5 prevail	obl
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 prevail	punct
9	"	"	PUNCT	_	5 prevail	punct
10	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
11	Death	Death	PROPN	Number=Sing	10 said	nsubj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	10 said	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not prevail in a quote	can	You					against Death	vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme against i=Location
2	say speech: assert	past	Death						vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic

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