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# prevalent

adjective (more prevalent, most prevalent)

«prevalent» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Common or widespread in a place or at a time: «Colds are prevalent in winter.» [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prevalent/#m1)
2. (formal) Most common, strongest among others. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prevalent/#m2)

### In the lessons

In science and health lessons it describes how common an illness, animal or habit is; in geography, which plants or winds are common in a region. Phrases: «prevalent in», «prevalent among», «widely prevalent».

### Examples

- Head lice are prevalent in primary schools. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prevalent/#x1)
- Malaria is prevalent in some hot, wet countries. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prevalent/#x2)
- The prevalent wind here blows from the west. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prevalent/#x3)
- Smartphones are prevalent among teenagers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prevalent/#x4)
- Kangaroos are prevalent in many parts of Australia. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prevalent/#x5)
- Bullying online is more prevalent than many adults think. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prevalent/#x6)
- The second story will serve as an illustration of one of the Russian customs with respect to the dead, and also of the ideas about witchcraft, still prevalent in Russia. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prevalent/#x7)

### Note

Noun: prevalence (how common something is; in maths and health surveys it can be a percentage). Formal; simpler: «common», «widespread». Note «prevailing wind» and «prevalent wind» are both used; «prevailing» is more usual for wind.

## In Jewish tradition

In science and health lessons it describes how common an illness, animal or habit is; in geography, which plants or winds are common in a region. Phrases: «prevalent in», «prevalent among», «widely prevalent».

### Note

Noun: prevalence (how common something is; in maths and health surveys it can be a percentage). Formal; simpler: «common», «widespread». Note «prevailing wind» and «prevalent wind» are both used; «prevailing» is more usual for wind.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «prevalent» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prevalent/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«prevalent» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/prevalent.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «prevalent» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/prevalent/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«prevalent» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/prevalent.html) on Mova free.