pervasive en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (California) audio
- /pəˈvæɪ.sɪv/ (Australia)
- /pɚˈveɪ.sɪv/ (Canada, General-American)
- /pəˈvæɪ.səv/ (New-Zealand)
- audio Queensland
- /pəˈveɪ.sɪv/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From Latin pervāsus, from pervādō (“spread through, pervade”), from per (“through”) + vādō (“go, walk”).
Meanings
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Manifested throughout; pervading, permeating, penetrating or affecting everything.
Mr Xi is also struggling with issues within his carefully-constructed power structure. The unexplained disappearances of key members of his leadership team and military top brass could be seen as either signs of pervasive corruption or political purges.
2023 November 15, Tessa Wong, “Xi Jinping arrives in US as his Chinese Dream sputters”, in BBC:The medication had a pervasive effect on the patient's health.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more pervasive | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most pervasive | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
pervasive refusal syndrome · pervasive developmental disorder · pervasiveness · panvasive · pervasive game · pervasively · nonpervasive · pervasive arousal withdrawal syndrome
Synonyms
permeating (manifested throughout) · pervading (manifested throughout) · penetrating (manifested throughout)
Translations (34)
pl wszechogarniający (manifested throughout) · ru распространяющийся (manifested throughout) · da gennemtrængende (manifested throughout) · tr yaygın (manifested throughout) · ru заполняющий (manifested throughout) · es dominante (manifested throughout) · es penetrante (manifested throughout) · ru проникающий (manifested throughout) · es determinante (manifested throughout) · ka შემვსები (manifested throughout) · ru пропитывающий (manifested throughout) · de durchdringend (manifested throughout) · fr envahissant (manifested throughout) · bg всеобхватен (manifested throughout) · fr pénétrant (manifested throughout) · cmn 無處不在的 /无处不在的 (manifested throughout) · ka გაჟღენთილი (manifested throughout) · vi rộng khắp (manifested throughout) · nl doordringend (manifested throughout) · fi kokonaisvaltainen (manifested throughout) · ka შემღწევი (manifested throughout) · fa فراگیر (manifested throughout) · no gjennomtrengende (manifested throughout) · vi lan toả (manifested throughout) · ka ამვსები (manifested throughout) · sv genomgående (manifested throughout) · pt pervasivo (manifested throughout) · es pervasivo (manifested throughout) · pl wszechobecny (manifested throughout) · mi rangiwhāwhā (manifested throughout) · es ubicuo (manifested throughout) · ka გავრცელებული (manifested throughout) · hu átható (manifested throughout) · sv genomträngande (manifested throughout)