predominate

Verb

intransitive transitive

(intransitive) To dominate, have control, or succeed by superior numbers or size. / (intransitive) To be prominent; to loom large; to be the chief component of a whole.

Japanese Meaning

（数量や規模などで他を圧倒して）優勢である、支配する / 全体の中で最も目立つ、顕著である

What is this buttons?

After the oil spill, hardy algae predominate along the shoreline, changing the color of the water.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

油流出後、沿岸では丈夫な藻類が多数を占め、水の色が変わります。

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Sense（1）

(intransitive) To dominate, have control, or succeed by superior numbers or size.

Sense（2）

(intransitive) To be prominent; to loom large; to be the chief component of a whole.

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Sense（3）

(transitive) To dominate or hold power over, especially through numerical advantage; to outweigh.

predominates

（ present singular third-person ）

predominating

（ participle present ）

predominated

（ participle past ）

predominated

（ past ）

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