rife
Widespread, common, prevalent, currentWidespread, common, prevalent, current (mainly of unpleasant or harmful things).
» Government corruption is rife in Ukraine.
Значение
значений: 4Widespread, 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
Abounding; present in large numbers, plentiful.
Red deer are rife in these woodlands.
Seeds are rife in a watermelon.
изоби́лующийizobílujuščij, распространённыйrasprostranjónnyj
Full of (mostly unpleasant or harmful things).
Many post-colonial governments were rife with lawlessness and corruption.
(устаревшее)Having power; active; nimble.
- excessively abundant
- most frequent or common
Примеры
предложений: 6Government corruption is rife in Ukraine.
Fascism is rife in this country.
The village is rife with dirty shops selling cheapjack souvenirs.
Alcoholism is rife in some parts of Kabylie.
These days, Russophobia is rife in the West.
Переводы
языков: 4По значениям 2
Происхождение
From Middle English rife, from Old English rīfe, rȳfe (“rife, abundant, frequent”), from PFrom 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, rifestСинонимы
синонимов: 10- excessively abundant:overabundantplethoric
- most frequent or common:prevailingprevalentpredominantdominant
Однокоренные
связанных слов: 4Уроки к слову
уроков: 2- A2Сравнительная степень — Потому что у него есть сравнительная степень
- A2Превосходная степень — Потому что у него есть превосходная степень