[
  {
    "word": "prevail",
    "phonetic": "/p\u0279\u026a\u02c8ve\u026al/",
    "phonetics": [
      {
        "text": "/p\u0279\u026a\u02c8ve\u026al/",
        "audio": "https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/prevail-us.mp3",
        "sourceUrl": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=623018",
        "license": {
          "name": "BY-SA 3.0",
          "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
        }
      }
    ],
    "meanings": [
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "verb",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "To be superior in strength, dominance, influence or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand; to outnumber others.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "Red colour prevails in the Canadian flag."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To be current, widespread or predominant; to have currency or prevalence.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "In his day and age, such practices prevailed all over Europe."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To succeed in persuading or inducing.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "I prevailed on him to wait."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To avail.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [],
        "antonyms": []
      }
    ],
    "license": {
      "name": "CC BY-SA 3.0",
      "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
    },
    "sourceUrls": [
      "https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/prevail"
    ]
  }
]