Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: weak
IPA transcription: [w'ik]
Pronunciations of weak
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adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: weak
    Meaning: wanting in physical strength; "a weak pillar"
  • Synonyms: watery, washy, weak
    Meaning: overly diluted; thin and insipid; "washy coffee"; "watery milk"; "weak tea"
  • Synonyms: unaccented, light, weak
    Meaning: (used of vowels or syllables) pronounced with little or no stress; "a syllable that ends in a short vowel is a light syllable"; "a weak stress on the second syllable"
  • Synonyms: fallible, frail, imperfect, weak
    Meaning: wanting in moral strength, courage, or will; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings; "I'm only a fallible human"; "frail humanity"
Usage examples
  • "Weak as water!
  • If not, they're weak.
  • I'm weak, I can't....
  • I mean about the weak spots."
  • A weak will is unstable as water.
  • I think my "three" was a bit weak.
  • It is because you know how weak I am!
  • The young man lying in bed was very weak.
  • "I feel dreadfully weak," replied Harding.
  • Weak backs, vermiform appendixes, bad eyes.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Queen Victoria, License CC BY-SA 4.0