🇬🇧🇪🇸 pervasive - penetrante : English Lesson
adjective
Meaning of "pervasive" ("penetrante"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.
Pervasive means something is spread out everywhere, in lots of places at once, and it’s hard to escape or avoid it—like a strong smell, a catchy song, or a mood that fills the whole room.
Mom’s new broccoli soup had such a pervasive smell that the dog signed up to live with the neighbors.
After my baby brother learned the word “NO,” it became pervasive in our house, especially when it was bedtime.
The smell of my brother’s socks was so pervasive that the house plants filed a complaint.
The pervasive sound of my dad singing in the shower scared away three birds and possibly one airplane.
The internet is so pervasive that fridges can be online now, which means someday your yogurt might text you, “Eat me before I expire, human.”
The campfire's pervasive smoke crept through the tent, making eyes burn. A child coughed and wiped eyes; an adult covered their face. Pervasive ash dusted their toys, pervasive heat pressed on skin, pervasive taste of smoke filled mouths. They zipped the tent and crawled out into cool grass; the pervasive smoke thinned and they laughed, relieved.
🧑🎓 CEFR Level: C2 Proficient
This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.
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