weak — lacking physical strength or energy
Part of speech: ADJECTIVE
Definition: lacking physical strength or energy
Pronunciation (IPA): /wiːk/
Korean meaning: 힘이 없는, 약한
Korean pronunciation: 위크 (강세: 위크)
Example Sentences
- My phone battery is so weak, it dies after watching one TikTok video.
- The Wi-Fi signal in my room is weaker than my motivation on Monday morning.
- She felt weak in the knees when she saw her exam results.
weak
ADJECTIVE//wiːk//
lacking physical strength or energy
💡 Concept
A weak athlete struggles to lift the heavy barbell
🎵 Rhyme
Though weak, I still seek the peak!
🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/wiːk/
🇬🇧 UK/wiːk/
🌳Etymology
Rootweak
Origin
고대 노르웨이어 'veikr'에서 유래되어 '구부러지기 쉬운, 연약한'이라는 뜻으로 발전했습니다. 마치 바람에 쉽게 휘어지는 나뭇가지처럼 약한 상태를 표현하게 되었습니다.
🎵Rhyme
seekspeakpeakleakcreek
seek
speak
peak
leak
creek
🔗Collocations
weak point
weak signal
weak economy
feel weak
weak argument
weak tea
weak voice
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“My phone battery is so weak, it dies after watching one TikTok video.”
😄 Fun example
“The Wi-Fi signal in my room is weaker than my motivation on Monday morning.”
“She felt weak in the knees when she saw her exam results.”
😄 Fun example
“His weak excuse for being late was 'my alarm clock was tired too'.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
feeblefrailfragilepowerlessdelicate
Antonyms
strongpowerfulrobust
Related
weaknessweakenweaklystrengthfragility
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