"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 • ...
(3) system, muscle
Kolokacji: 2
(4) bone, case, argument
Kolokacji: 3
(5) resolve, NATO
Kolokacji: 2
1. weaken support = zmniejsz wsparcie weaken support
3. weaken one's forces = osłabiać czyjś siły weaken one's forces
  • And weakening their forces was precisely the objective of today's low-level raid.
  • Nay, I'd not weaken my forces by announcing victory before it was achieved.
  • Substantially weakening Iraq's military forces is likely to follow inevitably from fighting the armies entrenched in Kuwait.
  • Its goal may just be to weaken Blue's forces enough to set them back a few weeks or months.
  • They had to be so convinced of this that they would withdraw troops from India, weakening their forces there.
  • Around this time, a spreading plague significantly weakened Cao Cao's forces.
  • I cannot weaken my forces any further on a fool's mission.
  • As the Obama administration outlines a new strategy, are you concerned that big budget cuts will weaken America's armed forces?
  • This Administration has deliberately weakened our military forces.
  • Omnius may yet win- not through military strength, but through the apathy weakening our forces.
4. weaken one's hold = osłabiać czyjś uścisk weaken one's hold
5. weaken one's grip = osłabiać czyjś chwyt weaken one's grip
(7) defense, institution
Kolokacji: 2
(9) Russia, Iraq, Empire
Kolokacji: 3
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 • ...

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