power

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpaʊər/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈpaʊɚ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(pou′ər)

Collocations for "power"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "power" in context.

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power

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. [electric, wind, solar, battery, mains, nuclear] power
  2. runs on [electric] power
  3. [mind-reading, superhuman, supernatural] powers
  4. [awesome, incredible, limited, restricted, unbeatable, immense] power
  5. [supply, feed] power to the [house, town, machine]
  6. [possesses, has] the power to
  7. with enough power to [keep, last]
  8. the power to [make, change, enforce, dismiss, do]
  9. have the power to affect change
  10. had no power no [speak, argue, retaliate]
  11. the [shot, engine, child] was lacking in power
  12. the [government, terrorists] hold power over the [people, population]
  13. the [rebels, opposition] [came to, took] power
  14. they were in power for (ten years)
  15. [overwhelmed, beaten, defeated] by their power
  16. a [show, display] of power
  17. the (awesome) power of [nature, God]
  18. the power of [music, art, love] to [unite, heal]
  19. regained the power of [speech, sight, hearing]
  20. (claims to) have the power of [second sight, ESP]
  21. give him power of attorney
  22. the powers of the [president, government, Queen]
  23. he was at the height of his powers
  24. [decided, run, quashed] by the powers that be
  25. the powers that be are [addressing, discussing] the situation
  26. (in) a fight with the powers that be
  27. it [will, would, might] do you [the, a] power of good
  28. power to the [nation, people, workers]!
  29. mathematics: [five] to the power of [10]
  30. (then) more power to you!
  31. UK: (then) more power to your elbow
n as adj
  1. power tools
  2. the power [supply, cable, adapter, source]
  3. the power button on [my phone, the console]
  4. UK: [a manual, an automatic] power shower
  5. [go for, do] a power walk
  6. are constantly in a power struggle
  7. the team [scored, held out] during the power play
  8. a nuclear power [plant, station]
v
  1. (that) powers the [city, lights]
  2. the [electricity, batteries] used to power
  3. powered by [coal, sunlight, oil, gas]
  4. the [city] is powered on coal
  5. power up the [generator, lawn mower]
  6. power on the [TV, radio, computer]
  7. power off the [TV]
  8. power through the [game, workout, challenge]
  9. power [ahead, away]
  10. power and [manage, operate]
  11. [computer, battery] is powering down
'power' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
God - absolute - abuse - accident - advantage - almighty - art - assembly - assume - assumption - attorney - attractive - authority - awesome - balance - bargaining - battery - battle - behold - being - belief - bid - black - blatant - bonding - brain - cable - circle - compel - computing - connect - cord - corridor - corrupt - course - crown - curb - curtail - decade - defy - demise - demonstration - depletion - derive - desk - diminish - disconnect - disruption - divine - down

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