{
    "term": "weak",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjectivenoun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "not physically strong",
            "sensetop": "weak with/from something",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She is still weak after her illness."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His legs felt weak."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She suffered from a weak heart."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I was exhausted and weak with hunger.",
                    "contextForm": "weak with/from something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her legs felt suddenly weak."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She was weak from shock."
                },
                {
                    "text": "When the spasm passed, it left him weak and sweating."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Health problems"],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["appear", "be", "feel"],
                "adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"],
                "preposition": ["at", "from", "in"],
                "phrases": ["weak at the knees"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "that cannot support a lot of weight; likely to break",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "That bridge is too weak for heavy traffic."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Weak foundations caused the building to collapse."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "easy to influence; not having much power",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a weak and cowardly man"
                },
                {
                    "text": "In a weak moment *(= when I was easily persuaded)* I said she could borrow the car."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Small firms find themselves in a very weak position during a recession."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a weak leader"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The unions have always been weak in this industry."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "people who are poor, sick or without power",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "not financially strong or successful",
            "sensetop": "weak against something",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "A **weak dollar** isn't bad news for everyone."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a weak currency/yen/euro"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Is it your policy to have a relatively weak currency?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The **economy** is very **weak**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The currency was still relatively weak against the dollar.",
                    "contextForm": "weak against something"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Money"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 6,
            "definition": "a weak liquid contains a lot of water",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "weak tea"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a weak acid"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 7,
            "definition": "not easily seen or heard",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a weak light/signal/sound"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The weak winter sunlight spread across the lake."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 8,
            "definition": "not good at something",
            "sensetop": "weak in something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a weak team"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I was always weak in the science subjects.",
                    "contextForm": "weak in something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He's weak in English."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She's rather weak at languages."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["appear", "be", "feel"],
                "adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"],
                "preposition": ["at", "from", "in"],
                "phrases": ["weak at the knees"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 9,
            "definition": "that people are not likely to believe or be persuaded by",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "weak arguments/evidence"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I enjoyed the movie but I thought the ending was very weak."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The case for the prosecution was rather weak."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The judge decided the evidence was inherently weak and inconsistent."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The essay was a bit weak on detail."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "unconvincing",
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["appear", "be", "feel"],
                "adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"],
                "preposition": ["at", "from", "in"],
                "phrases": ["weak at the knees"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 10,
            "definition": "done without enthusiasm or energy",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a weak smile"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He made a weak attempt to look cheerful."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 11,
            "definition": "the part of a person’s character, an argument, etc. that is easy to attack or criticize",
            "sensetop": "weak point/spot",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The team's weak points are in defence."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He knew her weak spot where Steve was concerned."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Opinion and argument"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 12,
            "definition": "a weak verb forms the past tense and past participle by adding a regular ending and not by changing a vowel. In English this is done by adding -d, -ed or -t (for example walk, walked).",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 13,
            "definition": "used when there is no stress on the word. For example, the weak form of and is /ən/ or /n/, as in fish and chips /fɪʃ ən tʃɪps/.",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "you intend to do good things but you are too lazy, weak or busy to actually do them",
            "labels": "(humorous, saying)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "hardly able to stand because of emotion, fear, illness, etc.",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "His sudden smile made her go weak at the knees."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "the point at which a system or an organization is most likely to fail",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She went straight for the one weak link in the chain of his argument."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Difficulty and failure"]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/wiːk/",
                "audio": "we/weak/weak__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/wiːk/",
                "audio": "we/weak/weak__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Old English wāc ‘pliant’, ‘of little worth’, ‘not steadfast’, reinforced in Middle English by Old Norse veikr, from a Germanic base meaning ‘yield, give way’."
}