Meaning

2 senses
  1. Widespread or preferred.

    beherrschend, maßgeblich, vorherrschend

    преоблада́ющийpreobladájuščij, распространённыйrasprostranjónnyj

    поширенийpošyrenyj

  2. Superior in frequency or dominant.

    überwiegend, vorherrschend, beherrschend

    переважаючийperevažajučyj, переважнийperevažnyj

More definitions
  • most frequent or common

Examples

27 sentences
  1. The problem is prevalent.

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  2. Is sociopathy disproportionally prevalent in females?

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  3. Water is the most prevalent liquid.

    deWasser ist die häufigste Flüssigkeit.

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  4. The disease is prevalent in the area.

    deDie Krankheit ist in der Gegend sehr verbreitet.

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  5. This superstition is still prevalent among them.

    ruЭто суеверие до сих пор распространено среди них.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
widespread, preferred:
superior in frequency or dominant:
Русский
By meaning 1
widespread, preferred:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
widespread, preferred:
superior in frequency or dominant:

Origin

From Latin praevalēns. By surface analysis, pre- + -valent.

From Latin praevalēns. By surface analysis, pre- + -valent.

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Forms

more prevalent, most prevalent
Comparativemore prevalent Lesson
Superlativemost prevalent Lesson

regular

Synonyms

5 synonyms
widespread:commonA2
Close in meaning

Word family

8 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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