Pervasive definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

Something, especially something bad, that is pervasive is present or felt throughout a place or thing. [formal] ...the pervasive influence of the army in ... EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Sentences Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Japanese Definitionof 'pervasive'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× pervasive (pəʳveɪsɪv ) adjective Something,especiallysomethingbad,thatispervasiveispresentorfeltthroughoutaplaceorthing. [formal]...thepervasiveinfluenceofthearmyinnationallife. Sheliveswithapervasivesenseofguilt. Synonyms:widespread,general,common,extensive MoreSynonymsofpervasive pervasiveness uncountablenoun...thepervasivenessofcomputertechnology.[+of] COBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Video:pronunciationof pervasive Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables Synonymsof'pervasive' LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'pervasive' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'douroucouli' HindiTranslationof'pervasive' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency pervasiveinBritishEnglish (pɜːˈveɪsɪv ) adjectivepervadingortendingtopervade CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Derivedformspervasively(perˈvasively)adverb pervasiveness(perˈvasiveness)noun WordoriginC18:fromLatinpervāsus,pastparticipleofpervāderetopervade WordFrequency pervasiveinAmericanEnglish (pərˈveɪsɪv ) adjective tendingtopervadeorspreadthroughout Webster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. Derivedformspervasively(perˈvasively) adverb pervasiveness(perˈvasiveness) noun Examplesof'pervasive'inasentence pervasive Theseexampleshavebeenautomaticallyselectedandmaycontainsensitivecontent.Readmore… Heputsmostemphasisonthepervasivecorruptionofthepoliticalclass.TheTimesLiterarySupplement(2011)Thereisapervasivesenseofisolation.Times,SundayTimes(2006)Ithasholesintheroofandafaintbutpervasivesmellofrottingwood.Times,SundayTimes(2010)Butalsoahandyofjusthowpervasiveainfluencehip-hopis.Times,SundayTimes(2008)It'sapervasivepresenceinmyindustry.Times,SundayTimes(2016)Andwhilethenurseryiscleanandfilledwithcaringstaff,thereisapervasivesenseofsadness.TheSun(2011)It'sastrangelypervasiveattitude.Times,SundayTimes(2009)Thispervasiveattitudeimpactsonallocationsofbudget,manpower,andtheprioritiesimposedbytheorganization.Piercy,NigelMarket-ledStrategicChange(1991) COBUILDCollocations pervasive  pervasiveatmosphereof pervasiveattitude pervasivesense Trendsof pervasive Viewusagefor: AllYears Last10years Last50years Last100years Last300years Inotherlanguages pervasive BritishEnglish:pervasive ADJECTIVE/pəˈveɪsɪv/Something,especiallysomethingbad,thatispervasiveispresentorfeltthroughoutaplaceorthing....thepervasiveinfluenceofthearmyinnationallife.AmericanEnglish:pervasive /pərˈveɪsɪv/BrazilianPortuguese:difundido Chinese:无处不在的尤指不好的事物EuropeanSpanish:penetrante French:insidieux German:durchdringend Italian:dilagante Japanese:広がるKorean:널리미치는EuropeanPortuguese:difundido LatinAmericanSpanish:generalizado Thai:ที่แผ่ซ่านไปทั่ว Translateyourtextforfree Browsealphabetically pervasive pervading pervanadate pervaporation pervasive pervasiveatmosphereof pervasiveattitude pervasivecorruption AllENGLISHwordsthatbeginwith'P' Relatedtermsof pervasive all-pervasive pervasivefear pervasivesense pervasiveattitude pervasivecorruption Viewmorerelatedwords Source DefinitionofpervasivefromtheCollinsEnglishDictionary ReadabouttheteamofauthorsbehindCollinsDictionaries. 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