Strength | Mean of strength in English Dictionary

/ˈstrɛŋkθ/

• Noun
• the quality or state of being physically strong
1. I don't have enough strength [=I'm not strong enough] to lift the box by myself.
2. I was impressed by his strength.
3. She's doing exercises to build up the strength in her legs.
4. Don't work too hard. You need to conserve/save your strength for tomorrow.
5. Pull-ups increase upper body strength.
6. muscular strength
7. Working on a farm requires a lot of physical strength.
8. He didn't mean to knock you down; he just doesn't know his own strength. [=doesn't realize how strong he really is]
9. She hit the ball with all her strength. [=she hit the ball as hard as she could]
10. She goes to the gym for strength training. [=activities that make muscles stronger]
• the ability to resist being moved or broken by a force
1. the strength and durability of the material
2. bone strength
• the quality that allows someone to deal with problems in a determined and effective way
1. I pray that I'll have the strength to do what I have to do.
2. moral strength
3. His determination shows real strength of character.
4. Her inner strength is an inspiration to us all.

• a quality or feature that makes someone or something effective or useful
1. Her greatest strength is her keen attention to details.
2. We talked about the strengths and weaknesses [=the good parts and bad parts] of the movie.
• the power or influence of a group, organization, etc.
1. The antiwar movement is gathering/gaining strength. [=is becoming stronger and more effective]
2. The country has great military/economic strength.
3. There is strength in numbers. [=a group of people has more influence or power than one person]
4. We are negotiating from a position of strength. [=from a strong position; from a position that gives us an advantage]
5. The strike was intended as a show of strength by the union's leaders.
• the number of people in a group, army, team, etc.
1. The battle cost the army about a quarter of its strength.
2. Now that the quarterback has recovered from his injury, this week the team will be functioning at full strength again. [=the team will have all its players again]
3. We're only at half strength today. [=only half the usual number of people are here today]
4. (chiefly Brit) The team is under/below strength today. [=the team does not have all of its players today]
5. The enemies attacked in strength. [=in great numbers]
• the value of a country's money when it is compared to money from other countries
1. the strength of the U.S. dollar
• the financial condition of something
1. measuring the strength of the economy/market
• to become better or more successful as time passes
1. Her career as a lawyer continues to go from strength to strength.
• because of the influence of (something)
1. I went and saw the film on the strength of his recommendation.