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weak

The correct spelling is weak.

How to pronounce weak

/wiːk/
adjective

IPA: /wiːk/

Say it like: Wee-k

The correct spelling is weak. Lacking in force (usually strength) or ability. For example: "The child was too weak to move the boulder."

Usage Examples

The child was too weak to move the boulder.

a weak timber; a weak rope

weak resolutions; weak virtue

Definition

adjective

  1. 1.Lacking in force (usually strength) or ability.
  2. 2.Unable to sustain a great weight, pressure, or strain.
  3. 3.Unable to withstand temptation, urgency, persuasion, etc.; easily impressed, moved, or overcome; accessible; vulnerable.
  4. 4.Dilute, lacking in taste or potency.
  5. 5.(grammar) Displaying a particular kind of inflection, including:

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