prévaloir

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See also: prevaloir

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin praevalēre. By surface analysis, pré- +‎ valoir.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pʁe.va.lwaʁ/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -waʁ

Verb

prévaloir

  1. (followed by the preposition sur) to prevail
  2. (reflexive, followed by the preposition de) to boast, to claim, to pride oneself on

Conjugation

Conjugation of prévaloir (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple prévaloir
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple prévalant
/pʁe.va.lɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle prévalu
/pʁe.va.ly/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present prévaux
/pʁe.vo/ 		prévaux
/pʁe.vo/ 		prévaut
/pʁe.vo/ 		prévalons
/pʁe.va.lɔ̃/ 		prévalez
/pʁe.va.le/ 		prévalent
/pʁe.val/
imperfect prévalais
/pʁe.va.lɛ/ 		prévalais
/pʁe.va.lɛ/ 		prévalait
/pʁe.va.lɛ/ 		prévalions
/pʁe.va.ljɔ̃/ 		prévaliez
/pʁe.va.lje/ 		prévalaient
/pʁe.va.lɛ/
past historic2 prévalus
/pʁe.va.ly/ 		prévalus
/pʁe.va.ly/ 		prévalut
/pʁe.va.ly/ 		prévalûmes
/pʁe.va.lym/ 		prévalûtes
/pʁe.va.lyt/ 		prévalurent
/pʁe.va.lyʁ/
future prévaudrai
/pʁe.vo.dʁe/ 		prévaudras
/pʁe.vo.dʁa/ 		prévaudra
/pʁe.vo.dʁa/ 		prévaudrons
/pʁe.vo.dʁɔ̃/ 		prévaudrez
/pʁe.vo.dʁe/ 		prévaudront
/pʁe.vo.dʁɔ̃/
conditional prévaudrais
/pʁe.vo.dʁɛ/ 		prévaudrais
/pʁe.vo.dʁɛ/ 		prévaudrait
/pʁe.vo.dʁɛ/ 		prévaudrions
/pʁe.vo.dʁi.jɔ̃/ 		prévaudriez
/pʁe.vo.dʁi.je/ 		prévaudraient
/pʁe.vo.dʁɛ/
(compound
tenses) 		present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses) 		present prévale
/pʁe.val/ 		prévales
/pʁe.val/ 		prévale
/pʁe.val/ 		prévalions
/pʁe.va.ljɔ̃/ 		prévaliez
/pʁe.va.lje/ 		prévalent
/pʁe.val/
imperfect2 prévalusse
/pʁe.va.lys/ 		prévalusses
/pʁe.va.lys/ 		prévalût
/pʁe.va.ly/ 		prévalussions
/pʁe.va.ly.sjɔ̃/ 		prévalussiez
/pʁe.va.ly.sje/ 		prévalussent
/pʁe.va.lys/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — — — — — —
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
  • past historic → present perfect
  • past anterior → pluperfect
  • imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
  • pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive

(Christopher Kendris , Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

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