weaken

Pronunciation: ['wi:kәn]

Average Rank: 16662

Chinese Translation (中文翻译)
Source: ECDICT

vt. 削弱, 减弱, 使虚弱 vi. 变弱, 变软弱

Detailed Explanations:
  • v. lessen the strength of
  • v. become weaker
ECDICT Dictionary Data
Collins Rating:
Difficulty: INTERMEDIATE
Exam Tags: cet4 cet6

Word Forms:
Past Participle: weakened
Present Participle: weakening
Past: weakened
3rd Person: weakens

Word Frequency Rankings

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#9985

Classical and literary usage

Percentile: 0.1% (Top 0.1% most frequent)
0.1%

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