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How to pronounce weak in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms faint


weak colors.
a weak pulse.
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Synonyms light, unaccented


a weak stress on the second syllable.
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Synonyms washy, watery


weak tea.
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Synonyms fallible, frail, imperfect
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Synonyms debile, decrepit, feeble, infirm, rickety, sapless, weakly
Derivation weakness
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a weak mind.
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he's weak in spelling.
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Derivation weakness


the weak link in the chain.
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Derivation weakness


a weak president.
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Derivation weakness


a weak market for oil stocks.
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Derivation weakness


a weak pillar.

Examples of weak

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If he's playing in an average or poor lineup, his numbers would be weak at best.
From the newsday.com
The coffee's weak, but the house-made chorizo and the people-watching are prime.
From the omaha.com
He is understandably weak, but still eager to get back on the field in the fall.
From the tennessean.com
A weak winter storm will bring rain and snow to much of the East Coast Saturday.
From the usatoday.com
Congress abolished the Office of Thrift Supervision, which was a weak regulator.
From the timesunion.com
Analysts said harsh winter weather had some impact on the weak December numbers.
From the kentucky.com
A weak spot was IBM's crucial mainframe business, which saw a 15% sales decline.
From the forbes.com
They were also pressured by a warning of weak traffic during the previous month.
From the forbes.com
Instead of a weak economy, the numbers point to fairly solid growth this winter.
From the businessweek.com
More examples
  • Wanting in physical strength; "a weak pillar"
  • Watery: overly diluted; thin and insipid; "washy coffee"; "watery milk"; "weak tea"
  • Unaccented: (used of vowels or syllables) pronounced with little or no stress; "a syllable that ends in a short vowel is a light syllable"; "a weak stress on the second syllable"
  • Fallible: wanting in moral strength, courage, or will; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings; "I'm only a fallible human"; "frail humanity"
  • Tending downward in price; "a weak market for oil stocks"
  • Deficient or lacking in some skill; "he's weak in spelling"
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