"pervasive" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /pəˈveɪ.sɪv/ [Received-Pronunciation], /pɚˈveɪ.sɪv/ [US] Audio: en-us-pervasive.ogg , en-au-pervasive.ogg Forms: more pervasive [comparative], most pervasive [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin pervāsus, from pervādō (“spread through, pervade”), from per (“through”) + vādō (“go, walk”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*weh₂dʰ-}}, {{uder|en|la|pervāsus}} Latin pervāsus Head templates: {{en-adj}} pervasive (comparative more pervasive, superlative most pervasive)
  1. Manifested throughout; pervading, permeating, penetrating or affecting everything. Synonyms (manifested throughout): penetrating, permeating, pervading Derived forms: pervasive arousal withdrawal syndrome, pervasive developmental disorder, pervasive game, pervasive refusal syndrome Translations (manifested throughout): всеобхватен (vseobhvaten) (Bulgarian), gennemtrængende (Danish), doordringend (Dutch), kokonaisvaltainen (Finnish), pénétrant (French), envahissant (French), გავრცელებული (gavrcelebuli) (Georgian), გაჟღენთილი (gažɣentili) (Georgian), შემვსები (šemvsebi) (Georgian), ამვსები (amvsebi) (Georgian), შემღწევი (šemɣc̣evi) (Georgian), durchdringend (German), átható (Hungarian), rangiwhāwhā (Maori), gjennomtrengende (Norwegian), فراگیر (farâgir) (Persian), wszechobecny [masculine] (Polish), wszechogarniający [masculine] (Polish), pervasivo (Portuguese), распространяющийся (rasprostranjajuščijsja) (Russian), проникающий (pronikajuščij) (Russian), пропитывающий (propityvajuščij) (Russian), заполняющий (zapolnjajuščij) (Russian), penetrante (Spanish), determinante (Spanish), dominante (Spanish), ubicuo [masculine] (Spanish), ubicua [feminine] (Spanish), genomträngande (Swedish), genomgående (Swedish), yaygın (Turkish), lan toả (Vietnamese), rộng khắp (Vietnamese)

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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "manifested throughout",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ubicua"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "manifested throughout",
      "word": "genomträngande"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "manifested throughout",
      "word": "genomgående"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "manifested throughout",
      "word": "yaygın"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "manifested throughout",
      "word": "lan toả"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "manifested throughout",
      "word": "rộng khắp"
    }
  ],
  "word": "pervasive"
}

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