"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
(4) slightly, somewhat
Kolokacji: 2
(5) considerably, substantially
Kolokacji: 2
1. eventually weaken = ostatecznie osłab eventually weaken
  • Without that medication I would weaken and eventually die.
  • In the North there was better defense against the attack, but they eventually weakened as well.
  • But his obsession with the Communist threat eventually weakened the bureau.
  • He was given steroids, which helped strengthen him temporarily but eventually weakened his bones.
  • Of course, a slowdown that turned into a recession would eventually weaken the dollar.
  • As the number of human worlds grew, however, its control eventually weakened, and the Empire collapsed.
  • This is a serious problem, he said, that eventually weakens the validity of many contracts.
  • Both conditions make the heart work harder, which can eventually weaken it.
  • The dollar could strengthen further before it eventually weakens.
  • The system eventually weakened and merged with the low pressure trough.
2. finally weaken = w końcu osłab finally weaken
3. initially weakened = początkowo osłabić initially weakened
(8) sharply, clearly
Kolokacji: 2

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