to prevail on somebody to do something

  • 1prevail on somebody to do something — preˈvail on/upon sb to do sth derived to persuade sb to do sth • I m sure he could be prevailed upon to give a talk. Main entry: ↑prevailderived …

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  • 2prevail upon somebody to do something — preˈvail on/upon sb to do sth derived to persuade sb to do sth • I m sure he could be prevailed upon to give a talk. Main entry: ↑prevailderived …

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  • 3Christopher Reeve — For the knife maker, see Chris Reeve. For the similarly named actor who played Superman on TV in the 1950s, see George Reeves. Christopher Reeve Reeve after the opening night of The Marriage of Figaro at The Circle in the Square Theatre in NYC,… …

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  • 4carry over — verb 1. transfer or persist from one stage or sphere of activity to another (Freq. 4) • Derivationally related forms: ↑carry over • Hypernyms: ↑prevail, ↑persist, ↑die hard, ↑run, ↑endure …

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  • 6уговаривать — УГОВАРИВАТЬ1, несов. (сов. уговорить), кого что. Говорить (сказать) что л. в убедительной, настойчивой форме, стремясь склонить кого л. к чему л., заставить согласиться с кем , чем л. или сделать что л.; Син.: агитировать, убеждать, увещать, Разг …

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  • 7Hungarian language — Hungarian magyar Pronunciation [ˈmɒɟɒr] Spoken in …

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  • 8Hillary Clinton caucuses and primaries, 2008 — Hillary Clinton has won many primaries, but lost the Democratic nomination to Barack Obama.IowaIn the initial delegate selection event of 2008, she placed third with 29.45 percent of the state delegate selections in the January 3, 2008 Iowa… …

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  • 9religion — religionless, adj. /ri lij euhn/, n. 1. a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, esp. when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies, usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and… …

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  • 10Court of Chancery — This article is about the English civil court. For other uses, see Court of Chancery (disambiguation) …

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