prevail on

1 of 1verb

/prɪˈveɪl ɒn/

Forms:prevails on,prevailing on,prevailed on,prevailed on

1

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.