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rife
[ rahyf ]
adjective
- of common or frequent occurrence; prevalent; in widespread existence, activity, or use:
Crime is rife in the slum areas of our cities.
- current in speech or report:
Rumors are rife that the government is in financial difficulty.
- abundant, plentiful, or numerous.
Synonyms: , ,
Antonyms:
- abounding (usually followed by with ).
rife
/ °ù²¹Éª´Ú /
adjective
- of widespread occurrence; prevalent or current
rumour was rife in the village
- very plentiful; abundant
- foll by with abounding (in)
a land rife with poverty
Derived Forms
- ˈ°ù¾±´Ú±ð±ô²â, adverb
- ˈ°ù¾±´Ú±ð²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- °ù¾±´Ú±ðl²â adverb
- °ù¾±´Ú±ðn±ð²õ²õ noun
- ´Çv±ð°ù·°ù¾±´Ú±ð adjective
- ³Ü²Ô·°ù¾±´Ú±ð adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of rife1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of rife1
Example Sentences
For the Lennons, making a new life in the United States was rife with opportunity for continuing the social activism that they had begun with their notorious bed-ins and “Give Peace a Chance.â€
The 34-year-old from Nuneaton experienced what it was like to be under the watch of the cartel in Colombia, visited a prison rife with gangs in the Philippines, and observed illegal poaching in South Africa.
Extortion, violence and intimidation were rife in this community, whose members were in constant fear for their children, their lives and their livelihoods.
Belief is rife in the Chelsea squad and it was on show in abundance as they swept aside Manchester City in a ruthless display at Stamford Bridge to overturn a first-leg deficit.
McKinnor told her followers in a video in February that the platform had grown “very hateful, very mean†and was rife with misinformation.
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