Dictionary entry

Prevalent

Pronunciation: /ˈprɛv(ə)l(ə)nt/

Pronunciation

/ˈprɛv(ə)l(ə)nt/

Myanmar Meaning

(adj) ပျံ့နံှ့သော။

Definition

prevalent /'prevǝlǝnt/ adj ~ (among/in sth/sb) ( fml ) ပ်ံ႕ႏွံ႔ [ေသာ]။ diseases prevalent in the Third World ❍ an attitude prevalent among university students. ❏ prevalence /-ǝns/ n [U] ပ်ံ႕ႏွံ႔မႈ။ a decline in the prevalence of cigarette smoking.

Examples

  1. This negative attitude is surprisingly prevalent among young boys.
  2. The prevalent diseases in Western society