weak

UK /wiːk/ US /wik/
adj 5

Collocations

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(adj.)

VERBS

appear, be, feel, look, seem, sound | become, go | remain

leave sb, make sb

After working in the garden all morning, the heat made her weak and dizzy.

ADV

decidedly, extremely, fundamentally, particularly, very | a bit, comparatively, fairly, pretty, quite, rather, relatively

curiously

After the long illness, she felt curiously weak whenever she tried to climb the stairs.

surprisingly | dangerously | lamentably

suddenly

The patient's voice grew suddenly weak after the long surgery.

inherently

The argument for closing the library was inherently weak because most people used it regularly.

economically, mentally, militarily, physically, politically

PREP

at

My brother has always been weak at sports, so he prefers to spend time reading instead.

from

After the long hike, he felt weak from exhaustion and needed to rest.

in

My daughter needs extra tutoring because she's weak in mathematics.

on

The new restaurant has great atmosphere but their menu is quite weak on vegetarian options.

with

After running the marathon, the athlete's legs felt weak with exhaustion.

PHRASES

weak at the knees

When she saw the surprise party, she felt weak at the knees and had to sit down.

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