Weak
English Translation from English to English dictionary online for the word Weak
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1 v. i.
Wanting physical strength.
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2 v. i.
Deficient in strength of body; feeble; infirm; sickly; debilitated; enfeebled; exhausted.
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3 v. i.
Not able to sustain a great weight, pressure, or strain; as, a weak timber; a weak rope.
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4 v. i.
Not firmly united or adhesive; easily broken or separated into pieces; not compact; as, a weak ship.
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5 v. i.
Not stiff; pliant; frail; soft; as, the weak stalk of a plant.
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6 v. i.
Not able to resist external force or onset; easily subdued or overcome; as, a weak barrier; as, a weak fortress.
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7 v. i.
Lacking force of utterance or sound; not sonorous; low; small; feeble; faint.
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8 v. i.
Not thoroughly or abundantly impregnated with the usual or required ingredients, or with stimulating and nourishing substances; of less than the usual strength; as, weak tea, broth, or liquor; a weak decoction or solution; a weak dose of medicine.
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9 v. i.
Lacking ability for an appropriate function or office; as, weak eyes; a weak stomach; a weak magistrate; a weak regiment, or army.
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10 v. i.
Not possessing or manifesting intellectual, logical, moral, or political strength, vigor, etc.
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11 v. i.
Feeble of mind; wanting discernment; lacking vigor; spiritless; as, a weak king or magistrate.
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12 v. i.
Resulting from, or indicating, lack of judgment, discernment, or firmness; unwise; hence, foolish.
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13 v. i.
Not having full confidence or conviction; not decided or confirmed; vacillating; wavering.
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14 v. i.
Not able to withstand temptation, urgency, persuasion, etc.; easily impressed, moved, or overcome; accessible; vulnerable; as, weak resolutions; weak virtue.
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15 v. i.
Wanting in power to influence or bind; as, weak ties; a weak sense of honor of duty.
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16 v. i.
Not having power to convince; not supported by force of reason or truth; unsustained; as, a weak argument or case.
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17 v. i.
Wanting in point or vigor of expression; as, a weak sentence; a weak style.
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18 v. i.
Not prevalent or effective, or not felt to be prevalent; not potent; feeble.
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19 v. i.
Lacking in elements of political strength; not wielding or having authority or energy; deficient in the resources that are essential to a ruler or nation; as, a weak monarch; a weak government or state.
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20 v. i.
Tending towards lower prices; as, a weak market.
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21 v. i.
Pertaining to, or designating, a verb which forms its preterit (imperfect) and past participle by adding to the present the suffix -ed, -d, or the variant form -t; as in the verbs abash, abashed; abate, abated; deny, denied; feel, felt. See Strong, 19 (a).
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22 v. i.
Pertaining to, or designating, a noun in Anglo-Saxon, etc., the stem of which ends in -n. See Strong, 19 (b).
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23 a.
To make or become weak; to weaken.
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24 v. i.
Wanting physical strength.
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25 v. i.
Deficient in strength of body; feeble; infirm; sickly; debilitated; enfeebled; exhausted.
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26 v. i.
Not able to sustain a great weight, pressure, or strain; as, a weak timber; a weak rope.
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27 v. i.
Not firmly united or adhesive; easily broken or separated into pieces; not compact; as, a weak ship.
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28 v. i.
Not stiff; pliant; frail; soft; as, the weak stalk of a plant.
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29 v. i.
Not able to resist external force or onset; easily subdued or overcome; as, a weak barrier; as, a weak fortress.
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30 v. i.
Lacking force of utterance or sound; not sonorous; low; small; feeble; faint.
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31 v. i.
Not thoroughly or abundantly impregnated with the usual or required ingredients, or with stimulating and nourishing substances; of less than the usual strength; as, weak tea, broth, or liquor; a weak decoction or solution; a weak dose of medicine.
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32 v. i.
Lacking ability for an appropriate function or office; as, weak eyes; a weak stomach; a weak magistrate; a weak regiment, or army.
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33 v. i.
Not possessing or manifesting intellectual, logical, moral, or political strength, vigor, etc.
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34 v. i.
Feeble of mind; wanting discernment; lacking vigor; spiritless; as, a weak king or magistrate.
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35 v. i.
Resulting from, or indicating, lack of judgment, discernment, or firmness; unwise; hence, foolish.
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36 v. i.
Not having full confidence or conviction; not decided or confirmed; vacillating; wavering.
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37 v. i.
Not able to withstand temptation, urgency, persuasion, etc.; easily impressed, moved, or overcome; accessible; vulnerable; as, weak resolutions; weak virtue.
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38 v. i.
Wanting in power to influence or bind; as, weak ties; a weak sense of honor of duty.
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39 v. i.
Not having power to convince; not supported by force of reason or truth; unsustained; as, a weak argument or case.
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40 v. i.
Wanting in point or vigor of expression; as, a weak sentence; a weak style.
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41 v. i.
Not prevalent or effective, or not felt to be prevalent; not potent; feeble.
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42 v. i.
Lacking in elements of political strength; not wielding or having authority or energy; deficient in the resources that are essential to a ruler or nation; as, a weak monarch; a weak government or state.
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43 v. i.
Tending towards lower prices; as, a weak market.
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44 v. i.
Pertaining to, or designating, a verb which forms its preterit (imperfect) and past participle by adding to the present the suffix -ed, -d, or the variant form -t; as in the verbs abash, abashed; abate, abated; deny, denied; feel, felt. See Strong, 19 (a).
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45 v. i.
Pertaining to, or designating, a noun in Anglo-Saxon, etc., the stem of which ends in -n. See Strong, 19 (b).
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46 a.
To make or become weak; to weaken.