prevailing

verb adjective

Stress: second syllable

Syllables: pre-vail-ing (3)

English Definition

Existing at a particular time; current

Example Sentence

The prevailing attitude was one of optimism.

US IPA /prɪˈveɪlɪŋ/

UK IPA /prɪˈveɪlɪŋ/

dominant current widespread predominant ruling

uncommon rare subordinate