26984 words

weak

13 definitions • 21 examples
1

Examples:

It's not surprising you feel weak if you haven't eaten properly for days.
The electromagnetic field strength becomes weaker as you move further away from high voltage cables.
2
not strong in character, so that you are not able to make decisions or to persuade or lead other people:

Examples:

He was a weak king surrounded by corrupt advisers.
3
A weak argument or excuse is one that is not likely to be accepted or believed:

Examples:

Any evidence that exists to support the hypothesis is fairly weak.
He gave the weakest of excuses when asked why he was late.
4
A weak drink contains a lot of water compared to its other contents, so that it does not have a strong flavour:

Examples:

I can't stand weak coffee.
5
A weak acid, alkali, or chemical base does not produce many ions (= atoms with an electrical charge) when it is dissolved in water.
6
not good enough, especially in ability, skill, or quality:

Examples:

He was always weak at/in languages but strong in science.
Our quiz team is a bit weak on sport.
In the end I think the film was spoilt by a weak story line.
7
A weak chin is small and does not stick out from the face.
8
lacking strength or energy, or likely to stop working or break:

Examples:

After having been so sick, it’s not surprising you still feel weak.
That old chair is very weak and needs gluing.
9
A drink that is weak lacks flavor:

Examples:

The coffee was weak and tasteless.
10
A weak link is the part of something that is most likely to break:

Examples:

This year, the team’s only weak link is that third baseman.
11
below standard; not good enough:

Examples:

He was always weak in languages but strong in science.
12
too low or not powerful enough to be successful or effective:

Examples:

weak growth/market share/results There was unexpectedly weak growth in corporate output in May.
weak performance/position Investors are already hesitant to commit because of the company's weak performance.
weak demand/spending Consumer spending has been weak.
13
if a market, currency, investment, etc. is weak, it is falling or at a low level and unlikely to rise:

Examples:

weak currency/dollar/euro The weak dollar is a huge help to the profitability of the companies.

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