"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
1. rapidly weaken = szybko osłab rapidly weaken
3. quickly weaken = szybko osłab quickly weaken
4. slowly weaken = wolno osłab slowly weaken
  • He put up dummy's queen, deliberately weakening himself in the suit.
  • This Administration has deliberately weakened our military forces.
  • So as a consequence, phones also support A5/2, which is a deliberately weakened, exportable encryption.
  • Deliberately weakening a currency is not easily done.
  • Napoleon was hoping that the Allied forces would attack, and to encourage them on this mission he deliberately weakened his right flank.
  • In reality, he was hoping that they would attack, and to encourage them on this mission he deliberately weakened his right flank.
  • The police, taking a calculated risk, had deliberately weakened their strong points and concentrated their main strength on the hideouts.
  • She said that last word with contempt and a touch of sheer bewilderment: how could anyone deliberately weaken himself like that?
  • Miranda had deliberately weakened the armor, and exploited the opening to stick a sword in Pedar's brain.
  • That prompted speculation that the algorithm had been deliberately weakened to allow for government eavesdropping.
6. surely weaken = na pewno osłab surely weaken
7. terribly weakened = szalenie osłabić terribly weakened
(3) gradually, suddenly
Kolokacji: 2
(4) slightly, somewhat
Kolokacji: 2
(5) considerably, substantially
Kolokacji: 2
(8) sharply, clearly
Kolokacji: 2

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