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# How to pronounce "prevailing upon" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet)**: `/prɛvɪlɪngʌpɒn/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **pre·vai·lin·gu·pon**

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (2 Video Clips)

Listen to native speakers pronounce "prevailing upon" in real conversation:

### Example 1
> "president Trump has said that China could help end the war in Ukraine what's your take on that well thank you very much for having me on the program I'm not optimistic uh the United States under the Biden admin rtion and now under the Trump Administration in its first few days has been prevailing upon China to exert its leverage its economic leverage its diplomatic leverage to compel Russia to scale back its aggression thus far those efforts have not borne fruit uh and I"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 15:24](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMURbZR9JZw&t=924s)

### Example 2
> "Iranian revolutionary uh guard command or whether they're um Shia militias or Iranian regular forces. The fact that there are Iranian forces on the ground in Sy Syria is a deeply destabilizing factor. And if the Russians are concerned about this, what they should be doing is prevailing upon their Iranian allies to withdraw their forces from Syria. Absolutely. Just going back to Europe very briefly. Question never seem to be asked is what happens to the"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 12:12](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1ZPS8-deG0&t=732s)


## Related Words & Synonyms

- **Nearby Vocabulary**: [prevailing](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/prevailing), [upon](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/upon)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce "prevailing upon" correctly?
"prevailing upon" is pronounced `/prɛvɪlɪngʌpɒn/`. Syllable breakdown: **pre·vai·lin·gu·pon**.

### What does "prevailing upon" mean in context?
Refer to real speech examples in the video clips above to observe how native speakers use "prevailing upon" in daily English.

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