meek

UK /miːk/ US /mik/

adj 2name 2verb 1

Collocations

ADJ.

blessed, deferential, little, pretty

VERB + MEEK

seem, subjugate

MEEK + NOUN

glance, inherit, man, people, woman

PREP.

ADV.

always, surprisingly, usually

Definitions

adj

Humble, non-boastful, modest, meager, or self-effacing.

Blessed are the meeke: for they shall inherit the earth.

Mrs. Wickam was a meek woman...who was always ready to pity herself, or to be pitied, or to pity anybody else...

Submissive, dispirited, cowed.

What if they were wolves instead of lambs? They'd eat her all the sooner if she was meek to them. Fight or be eaten.

verb

To tame; to break (a horse)

name

A surname.

An unincorporated community in Holt County, Nebraska, United States.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — evidencing little spirit or courage

spiritless

adjective — humble in spirit or manner

adjective — very docile

tame

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

Blessed are the meeke: for they shall inherit the earth.

Wiktionary

Mrs. Wickam was a meek woman...who was always ready to pity herself, or to be pitied, or to pity anybody else...

Wiktionary

What if they were wolves instead of lambs? They'd eat her all the sooner if she was meek to them. Fight or be eaten.

Wiktionary

They subjugate the meek.

Tatoeba · #279549

There's more to her than you think. She may seem pretty meek on first glance, but I get the sense she can get things done when she needs to.

Tatoeba · #312539

The key is that Asuka abuses Shinji. So, rarely, Shinji flips and assaults Asuka. Then Asuka is surprisingly meek.

Tatoeba · #327464

Usage Notes

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