rife
Widespread, common, prevalent, currentWidespread, common, prevalent, current (mainly of unpleasant or harmful things).
» Government corruption is rife in Ukraine.
Значення
значень: 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.
(застаріле)Having power; active; nimble.
- excessively abundant
- most frequent or common
Приклади
речень: 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.
Переклади
мов: 4За значеннями 2
Походження
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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Форми
rifer, rifestСиноніми
синонімів: 10- excessively abundant:overabundantplethoric
- most frequent or common:prevailingprevalentpredominantdominant
Спільнокореневі
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