"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
(3) gradually, suddenly
Kolokacji: 2
2. suddenly weaken = nagle osłab suddenly weaken
  • His knees weakened suddenly, and he had to catch himself on the door.
  • Conan had been trying unceasingly to break the invisible bonds upon him when he felt them suddenly weaken.
  • We were exposed and raw, suddenly weakened, even somewhat helpless.
  • Then men's wear sales suddenly weakened.
  • The phone signal weakened suddenly and Branson's voice became crackly.
  • It then suddenly weakened for unexplained reasons, and weakened into a tropical storm on July 27.
  • That clear, professional intensity suddenly weakened into a thousand-yard stare.
  • One of his arms suddenly weakened, and he fell, sliding over upon his back.
  • The following day, unknown factors caused the storm to suddenly weaken before increasing wind shear took over.
  • The multimind weakened suddenly and Hilton snapped it back to Ardry.
(4) slightly, somewhat
Kolokacji: 2
(5) considerably, substantially
Kolokacji: 2
(8) sharply, clearly
Kolokacji: 2

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