Значение

значений: 4
  1. Widespread, common, prevalent, current (mainly of unpleasant or harmful things).

    Smallpox was rife after the siege had been lifted.

    Rumors were rife that the factory was about to shut down.

    киша́щийkišáščij

  2. Abounding; present in large numbers, plentiful.

    Red deer are rife in these woodlands.

    Seeds are rife in a watermelon.

    изоби́лующийizobílujuščij, распространённыйrasprostranjónnyj

  3. Full of (mostly unpleasant or harmful things).

    Many post-colonial governments were rife with lawlessness and corruption.

  4. (устаревшее)Having power; active; nimble.

Ещё определения
  • excessively abundant
  • most frequent or common

Примеры

предложений: 6
  1. Government corruption is rife in Ukraine.

  2. Fascism is rife in this country.

  3. The village is rife with dirty shops selling cheapjack souvenirs.

  4. Alcoholism is rife in some parts of Kabylie.

  5. These days, Russophobia is rife in the West.

Переводы

языков: 4
Русский
По значениям 2
Widespread, common (especially of unpleasant or harmful things):
Abounding; present in large numbers, plentiful:

Происхождение

From Middle English rife, from Old English rīfe, rȳfe (“rife, abundant, frequent”), from P

From Middle English rife, from Old English rīfe, rȳfe (“rife, abundant, frequent”), from Proto-West Germanic *rīb, from Proto-Germanic *rībaz (“generous”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁reyp- (“to tear (off), rip”). Cognate with West Frisian rju (“rife, much”), Dutch rijf (“abundant, copious”), Low German rive (“abundant, munificent”), Icelandic rífur (“rife, munificent”), Faroese ríviligur (“plentiful, abundant”), Faroese rívan (“abundantly”), Icelandic reifa (“to bestow”).

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Формы

rifer, rifest
Сравнительная степеньrifer Урок
Превосходная степеньrifest Урок

правильный

Синонимы

синонимов: 10
widespread:pandemicB2
abounding, plentiful:filled
Близкие по смыслу

Однокоренные

связанных слов: 4
Производныеoverriferifelyrifenessunrife

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