Weak I Wiːk Legs Felt English Adjective Bre

• she is still weak after her illness.
• his legs felt weak.
• she suffered from a weak heart.
• that bridge is too weak for heavy traffic.

weak

1. not physically strong
• She is still weak after her illness.
• His legs felt weak.
• She suffered from a weak heart.
2. that cannot support a lot of weight; likely to break
• That bridge is too weak for heavy traffic.
3. easy to influence; not having much power
• a weak and cowardly man
• In a weak moment (= when I was easily persuaded) I said she could borrow the car.
• a weak leader
• The unions have always been weak in this industry.
4. people who are poor, sick or without power
5. not financially strong or successful
• a weak currency
• The economy is very weak.
6. not good at something
• a weak team
• I was always weak in the science subjects.
7. that people are not likely to believe or be persuaded by
• synonym unconvincing
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/unconvincing
• weak arguments
• I enjoyed the movie but I thought the ending was very weak.
8. not easily seen or heard
• a weak light/signal/sound
9. done without enthusiasm or energy
• a weak smile
• He made a weak attempt to look cheerful.
10. a weak liquid contains a lot of water
• See related entries: Taste of food
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/taste_of_food/weak_4
• weak tea
11. the part of a person’s character, an argument, etc. that is easy to attack or criticize
• The team's weak points are in defence.
• He knew her weak spot where Steve was concerned.
12. a weak verb forms the past tense and past participle by adding a regular ending and not by changing a vowel. In English this is done by adding -d, -ed or -t (for example walk, walked).
13. used when there is no stress on the word. For example, the weak form of and is/ən/ or /n/, as in bread and butter/bred n bʌtə(r)/.
• opposite strong
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/strong
14. you intend to do good things but you are too lazy, weak or busy to actually do them
15. hardly able to stand because of emotion, fear, illness, etc.
• See related entries: Fear
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/fear/weak_2
• His sudden smile made her go weak at the knees.
16. the point at which a system or an organization is most likely to fail
• She went straight for the one weak link in the chain of his argument.

Extra Examples

• He was weak with hunger.
• He’s weak in English.
• Her legs felt suddenly weak.
• She was weak from shock.
• She’s rather weak at languages.
• The essay was a bit weak on detail.
• The judge decided the evidence was inherently weak and inconsistent.
• When the spasm passed, it left him weak and sweating.
• The case for the prosecution was rather weak.
• The weak winter sunlight spread across the lake.
• weak arguments/evidence

Word Origin

• Old English wāc ‘pliant’, ‘of little worth’, ‘not steadfast’, reinforced in Middle English by Old Norse veikr, from a Germanic base meaning ‘yield, give way’.