"weaken" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

weaken verbo

weaken + sustantivo
Kolokacji: 33
weaken one's position • weaken one's ability • weaken the system • weaken the power • weaken bones • ...
verbo + weaken
Kolokacji: 6
begin to weaken • continue to weaken • begin weakening • cause to weaken • help weaken • ...
weaken + preposición
Kolokacji: 21
weakened by • weaken in • weaken with • weaken to • weaken over • ...
weaken + adjetivo/adverbio
Kolokacji: 45
further weaken • severely weakened • greatly weakened • rapidly weaken • significantly weaken • ...
collocations grouped by meanings
Grup znaczeniowych: 10
8. actually weaken = faktycznie osłab actually weaken
12. sufficiently weakened = wystarczająco osłabić sufficiently weakened
13. physically weakened = fizycznie opaść z sił physically weakened
14. dramatically weaken = dramatycznie osłab dramatically weaken
15. critically weaken = krytycznie osłab critically weaken
16. dangerously weakened = niebezpiecznie osłabić dangerously weakened
17. financially weakened = finansowo osłabić financially weakened
  • The carrier was already financially weakened before the Persian Gulf war cut traffic and caused fuel prices to double.
  • Whereas Kelvin had been one of the more successful of the Scottish Bus Group subsidiaries, Central was financially weakened, suffered from heavy competition and burdened with a large debt.
  • The new bishop, Michael R. Cote, inherits a diocese that has been weakened financially by the sexual abuse scandal and faces lawsuits contending that at least three priests molested minors in recent years.
  • Weakened financially, MP3.com was eventually acquired by Vivendi Universal in May 2001 at $5 per share ($23 below the IPO share price) or approximately $372 million in cash and stock.
  • In addition to its legal troubles, Texas Air recently disclosed in filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission that Continental and Eastern were plagued by service problems and had weakened financially.
  • Ferdinand's strategy was to continue to demand parias until the taifa was greatly weakened both militarily and financially.
  • For the last two years, Chrysler, with most of its car and truck models several years old, has lost market share and has been weakened financially.
  • Assemblywoman Sandra Galef, a Democrat whose district includes the plant, said she was concerned that if Entergy is financially weakened, its decommissioning work might be shoddy.
  • The Post itself, while financially weakened by years of unprofitable operations, is not in bankruptcy.
  • Lilco has been weakened financially because it cannot charge its customers for Shoreham until the plant has opened.
18. weaken fast = osłab szybko weaken fast
(3) gradually, suddenly
Kolokacji: 2
(4) slightly, somewhat
Kolokacji: 2
(5) considerably, substantially
Kolokacji: 2
(8) sharply, clearly
Kolokacji: 2

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