/streŋθ/
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Translation
The power of your body or your mind to do hard things.
Word origin
From Old English strengthu, made from the same root as strong with the ending -th that turns it into a noun.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- strengthu
- English cognates
- strong, strengthen
Grammar
Gender
Pluralstrengths
Examples
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Here strength is the power of the body.
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A "strength" can also be a good quality you have.
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Here strength means how powerful something is.
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