Rife Funeral Home Obituaries, 3. If you say that something
Rife Funeral Home Obituaries, 3. If you say that something, usually something bad, is rife in a place or that the place is rife with it, you mean that it is very common. abounding (usu. . If the lifeguard says the water is rife with jellyfish, you're not going to want to swim in it. current in speech or report: Rumors are rife that the government is in financial difficulty. See examples of rife used in a sentence. in widespread existence, activity, or use: Crime is rife in the slum areas of our cities. abundant, plentiful, or numerous. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.