| Front | rife |
|---|---|
| Back | rife /raɪf/ adjective 1[not before noun] if something bad or unpleasant is rife, it is very common: Violent crime is rife in our inner cities. 2rife with something full of something bad or unpleasant: The crowded factories are rife with disease. 3run rife to spread quickly in an uncontrolled way: No one knew exactly what he had done, but speculation ran rife. THESAURUS common if something is common, there are a lot of them: Jones is a very common name in Great Britain. | Foxes are common in the area. | Personal computers are nearly as common in American homes as televisions. widespread happening in a lot of places or done by a lot of people: Racism is much more widespread than people imagine. | The report claimed that the problem of police brutality was widespread. | the widespread availability of antibiotics commonplace [not before noun] especially written common in a particular place or time – used especially when saying that this seems surprising or unusual: Crimes such as robbery are commonplace in big cities. | Expensive foreign cars are commonplace in this Chicago suburb. prevalent formal common in a place or among a group of people – used especially about illnesses, problems, or ideas: Flu is most prevalent during the winter months. | Depression remains one of the most prevalent health disorders in the US. | This belief is more prevalent among men than women. rife /raɪf/ [not before noun] very common – used about illnesses or problems: AIDS is rife in some parts of the world. ubiquitous /juːˈbɪkwətəs, juːˈbɪkwɪtəs/ formal very common and seen in many different places – often used humorously in written descriptions: He was carrying the ubiquitous MP3 player. | In Britain, CCTV cameras are ubiquitous. something is everywhere especially spoken used when saying that you can see something a lot in many different places: Images of the dictator were everywhere. | Microchips seem to be everywhere these days – even in washing machines. | One of the first things you notice in Amsterdam are the bicycles – they’re everywhere. |
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