Both Uses of
prevail
in
Jane Eyre
- Discipline prevailed: in five minutes the confused throng was resolved into order, and comparative silence quelled the Babel clamour of tongues.†
Chpt 5
- Indignation again prevailed over prudence: I replied sharply, "Hitherto I have often omitted to fasten the bolt: I did not think it necessary.†
Chpt 16 *
Definition:
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(prevail as in: reason will prevail) prove superior or win