pervade

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishpervadeper‧vade /pəˈveɪd $ pər-/ verb [transitive] formal SPREADif a feeling, idea, or smell pervades a place, it is present in every part of it A spirit of hopelessness pervaded the country.→ See Verb table Examples from the Corpuspervade• Hard feelings pervade, especially between Paulette and her father.• The power of their positive thinking is infectious and pervades our daily working life.• Above all, I remember the overwhelming sense of defeatism and moral chaos that pervaded public discourse.• There is a contradiction which has pervaded responses to the National Curriculum in special education.• the smell of rain pervading the air• Tea trays pervade the corridors, going everywhere.• A culture of violence pervades the local police department.• It is a word that pervades the world that deals with children who, having problems, are taken to be problems.• Many sleepers are disturbed by light that pervades their eyelids when they have their eyes closed.Origin pervade (1600-1700) Latin pervadere, from vadere "to go"

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Verb table

pervade

Simple Form

Present

I, you, we, they pervade

he, she, it pervades

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Past

I, you, he, she, it, we, they pervaded

Present perfect

I, you, we, they have pervaded

he, she, it has pervaded

Past perfect

I, you, he, she, it, we, they had pervaded

Future

I, you, he, she, it, we, they will pervade

Future perfect

I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have pervaded

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Continuous Form

Present

I am pervading

he, she, it is pervading

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you, we, they are pervading

Past

I, he, she, it was pervading

you, we, they were pervading

Present perfect

I, you, we, they have been pervading

he, she, it has been pervading

Past perfect

I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been pervading

Future

I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be pervading

Future perfect

I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been pervading

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