prévaloir
/pʁe.va.lwaʁ/ verb C1- to prevail
- to boast, to claim, to pride oneself on
- to take advantage of
Verb forms
- Infinitive
- prévaloir
- Present participle
- prévalant
- Past participle
- prévalu
- Present (je)
- prévaux
- Future (je)
- prévaudrai
- Passé composé (je)
- ai prévalu
An irregular verb: some of its forms don’t follow the rules, so learn them by heart.
From the library
« Bien, dit-il, voilà tout ce que je demandais et je me prévaudrai de l'opinion d'un conseiller tel que vous, dit-il en tendant la main à Monte-Cristo.
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