weak
/wiːk/
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Translation
Not having much power or strength; easy to break or bend.
Word origin
From Old Norse veikr, meaning able to bend, later meaning not strong.
- Origin
- Old Norse
- Root
- veikr
Examples
illness.
"Weak" means his body had little strength.
.
Here "weak" means the chair could break easily.
.
Here "weak" means she did not have the strength to lift it.
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