Strength meaning in English
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Definition
strength: force, potency, vigor
Do you have the strength to continue? Are you sure you have enough force to finish the job?
Pronunciation examples
UK: When I eat a banana, I have the strength of ten men.
US: I don't have the strength to go on.
Examples
- "It's that kind of combination of warmth and strength that sends tingles down my spine."
- "Use that strength!"
- "Warbuckle : I'm sorry Philip, I thought you might have super strength or something and be invulnerable."
- "Day 15 : I barely have the strength to write this entry."
- "But I have the strength enough to shoot one more bullet."
- "Now then, I want you to focus on that feeling of strength and put it somewhere in your mind where you can find it again."
Exercise 1
Fill in the blanks below with terms used in the broadcast you just heard.
1. This term describes something with no value, or of no importance. After the stock market crashed, my tech stocks were .
2. This term describes something or someone with little or no strength or power. Due to my illness, I felt very .
3. This term describes the act of hurting or damaging something or someone, or the damage itself. Smoking cigarettes can the lungs very badly.
1. This term describes something with no value, or of no importance. After the stock market crashed, my tech stocks were .
2. This term describes something or someone with little or no strength or power. Due to my illness, I felt very .
3. This term describes the act of hurting or damaging something or someone, or the damage itself. Smoking cigarettes can the lungs very badly.
Fill in the blanks below with terms used in the broadcast you just heard.
1. This term describes something with no value, or of no importance. After the stock market crashed, my tech stocks were worthless 1.
2. This term describes something or someone with little or no strength or power. Due to my illness, I felt very weak 2.
3. This term describes the act of hurting or damaging something or someone, or the damage itself. Smoking cigarettes can harm 3 the lungs very badly.
1. This term describes something with no value, or of no importance. After the stock market crashed, my tech stocks were worthless 1.
2. This term describes something or someone with little or no strength or power. Due to my illness, I felt very weak 2.
3. This term describes the act of hurting or damaging something or someone, or the damage itself. Smoking cigarettes can harm 3 the lungs very badly.
1 worthless: The term "worthless" describes something with no value or no importance. For example: The check he wrote was worthless because he forgot to sign it. In this broadcast, Donna asks Icarus if his panic attacks make him feel "weak and worthless".
2 weak: A "weak" person is feeble or lacks strength or power. For example: The boxer's opponent was weak and fell in the first round of the match. In this broadcast, Donna asks Icarus if his panic attacks make him feel "weak and worthless". Note that "week", spelled with two "e's" refers to a period of seven days (Sunday to Sunday).
3 harm: The verb "to harm" describes the act of damaging or hurting a person or thing. The noun "harm" describes the damage itself. There are many variations of the term: harmful, harmless, unharmed, etc. Donna tells Icarus that his office is a sacred place, and no one should be able to hurt or harm him there.
Exercise 2
"What is your greatest strength?"
To have the opposite meaning, this question becomes → What is your greatest ?
To have the opposite meaning, this question becomes → What is your greatest ?
"What is your greatest strength?"
To have the opposite meaning, this question becomes → What is your greatest weakness?
To have the opposite meaning, this question becomes → What is your greatest weakness?
weakness: This is correct. A WEAKNESS is a negative quality that is seen as undesirable. Example: My main WEAKNESS is my addiction to painkillers. "What is your greatest strength?" is used to ask candidates about positive/strong points; "What is your greatest weakness?" is used to ask candidates about negative/weak points.
lack: This is incorrect. A LACK is a deficiency. It is a synonym of WEAKNESS, but we tend to say A LACK OF something - A LACK OF money, A LACK of time - and don't use LACK on its own (what is your greatest LACK? = INCORRECT). Note: sentences like "intelligence is a LACK" or "this website has a LACK" are also incorrect. In these cases, we would probably use a verb (he LACKS intelligence, this website is LACKING something) or just use another term (this website has inadequacies or shortcomings).
failure: This is incorrect. A FAILURE is something that has not worked as hoped. Example: My poetry class for criminals was a complete FAILURE. FAILURE is the opposite of SUCCESS (not STRENGTH), therefore it is not the best answer here.
Exercise 3
Listen to the audio, then fill in the blanks with the missing terms.
"I'm in love with Bruno Delavigne. I love men. But then I heard his voice in the audio and it was all up with me. It's that kind of combination of warmth and that sends tingles down my ." -Bruno Fan, Silke, from Krefeld, Germany
Listen to the audio, then fill in the blanks with the missing terms.
"I'm in love with Bruno Delavigne. I love long-haired men. But then I heard his voice in the audio and it was all up with me. It's that kind of combination of warmth and strength that sends tingles down my spine ." -Bruno Fan, Silke, from Krefeld, Germany
Exercise 4
Listen to the audio, then fill in the blanks with the missing terms.
Philip: Owww! Why did you a chair on my head?
Warbuckle: I'm sorry Philip, I thought you might have super or something and be invulnerable.
Philip: Well I'm not! I'm , man!
Warbuckle: I'm sorry Philip, I thought you might have super or something and be invulnerable.
Philip: Well I'm not! I'm , man!
Listen to the audio, then fill in the blanks with the missing terms.
Philip: Owww! Why did you break a chair on my head?
Warbuckle: I'm sorry Philip, I thought you might have super strength or something and be invulnerable.
Philip: Well I'm not! I'm bleeding , man!
Warbuckle: I'm sorry Philip, I thought you might have super strength or something and be invulnerable.
Philip: Well I'm not! I'm bleeding , man!
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