weak

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈwiːk/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/wik/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(wēk)

Inflections of 'weak' (adj):
weaker
adj comparative
weakest
adj superlative

Collocations for "weak"


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

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weak

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
adj
  1. weak [muscles, password, flavor, proposal, comeback]
  2. weak on [defense, terrorism, national politics]
  3. weak in [faith, math, school]
  4. weak [in, by] comparison [to, with]
  5. weak of [heart, mind, body]
  6. weak from [hunger, overexertion]
  7. weak and [vulnerable, helpless, tired]
  8. [who, where, what] is the weak link
  9. [who, he] is the weakest link
  10. weak [signal, reception]
  11. the [signal] is (too) weak
  12. weak immune system
  13. [particularly, generally, already] (too) weak
  14. (feel) too weak to [finish, keep going, go on]
  15. (have a) weak stomach
  16. (but) the flesh is weak
  17. go weak at the [knees, sight]
  18. go weak at the sight of [him, blood]
  19. felt her knees go weak [as, at]
additional examples
  1. weak [muscles, password, flavor, proposal, comeback]
  2. weak on [defense, terrorism, national politics]
  3. weak in [faith, math, school]
  4. weak [in, by] comparison [to, with]
  5. weak of [heart, mind, body]
  6. weak [-willed, -hearted]
  7. weak from [hunger, overexertion]
  8. weak and [vulnerable, helpless, tired]
  9. [who, where, what] is the weak link
  10. [who, he] is the weakest link
  11. weak [signal, reception]
  12. the [signal] is (too) weak
  13. weak immune system
  14. [particularly, generally, already] (too) weak
  15. (feel) too weak to [finish, keep going, go on]
  16. (have a) weak stomach
  17. (but) the flesh is weak
  18. go weak at the [knees, sight]
  19. go weak at the sight of [him, blood]
  20. felt her knees go weak [as, at]
'weak' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
ale - base - beat - bladder - bold - bone - brave - build - champion - chin - competitor - core - currency - defense - dizzy - dollar - economy - emotion - engineering - exploit - face - faint - feeble - fever - field - finish - flimsy - government - hardly - heart - insecure - internet - leadership - leech - link - male - man - market - mumble - muscle - prop - pulse - push - resilience - resistance - resolve - signal - spirit - story - sun

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