Weak | Mean of weak in English Dictionary

/ˈwiːk/

• having little physical power or ability
1. He has a weak throwing arm.
2. The illness left her too weak to stand up.
3. The child was born with weak lungs.
4. weak eyes/eyesight
• having little power or force
1. The batter hit a weak ground ball.
2. a weak punch
3. weak winds
4. She uttered her reply in a weak voice.
• likely to break or stop working properly
1. The door's hinge is weak.
2. a weak rope

• having little power or influence
1. He proved to be a weak and ineffectual leader.
• not able to make good decisions or deal with difficult situations
1. Some see compromise as a sign of a weak character.
2. In a weak moment [=during a brief time when I had bad judgment] I told them my secret.
• lacking enough or the usual amount of an important ingredient
1. This tea is weak. [=it has little tea flavor]
2. weak cocktails [=cocktails that contain less than the usual amount of alcohol]
3. a weak bleach solution [=a mixture of water and a small amount of bleach]
• not powerful in action or effect
1. a weak drug
2. a country with weak environmental laws
3. a weak radio signal
• not likely to persuade or convince people that something is true, real, correct, etc.
1. Her arguments in support of the theory were weak.
2. He gave a weak excuse for being late.
3. The prosecution has a weak case.
• not having enough skill or ability
1. Many of the students are weak in math and science.
2. The team is weak on defense.
• failing to produce the result that is wanted
1. The pun was a weak attempt at humor.
2. The novel's plot was weak. [=it did not make sense, did not seem realistic, etc.]
• showing little confidence or enthusiasm
1. He gave only a weak smile.
• having a value that is small or is not increasing
1. The dollar is weak.
• in a poor financial condition
1. a weak economy
2. a weak housing market [=a situation in which few people are buying houses]
• dull or pale
1. The weak winter light shone through the window.
2. weak colors
• smaller than the usual size
1. a man with a weak chin
• following the normal patterns by which the past tenses of verbs are usually formed
1. Since “work” is a weak verb, its past tense is “worked.”
• weak people
1. the weak and the powerful
• so nervous or powerfully affected that it is difficult for you to stand
1. The announcement made me weak at the knees.
2. She said hello to me and I went weak in the knees.