prevalent
pronunciation
How to pronounce prevalent in British English:
UK [ˈprevələnt]
How to pronounce prevalent in American English:
US [ˈprevələnt]
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- Adjective:
- encountered generally especially at the present time
Word Origin
- prevalent (adj.)
- early 15c., "having great power or force," from Latin praevalentem (nominative praevalens) "of superior strength; mighty," present participle of praevalere "to be more able" (see prevail). Meaning "extensively existing, in general use" is from 1650s.
Synonym
Example
- 1. One prevalent theory was " peak oil . "
- 2. All of the drugs targeting diseases prevalent in asia remain years off .
- 3. First , non-marriage has always been more prevalent among women with more education .
- 4. Perhaps the only thing more prevalent than colds is the volume of misinformation about them .
- 5. As noted above , asthma is more prevalent in communities of color and poorer communities .