power
The ability to coerce, influence, or controlThe ability to coerce, influence, or control.: The ability to affect or influence.
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Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 4
By meaning 7
By meaning 5
Examples
1601 sentences3 to the third power is 27.
Три в кубі дорівнює двадцять сім. — deniko
Don't underestimate my power.
Не недооцінюй моєї сили. — deniko
ruНе недооценивай мои силы. — al_ex_an_der
deUnterschätze nicht meine Macht! — MUIRIEL
The king abused his power.
Король зловживав владою. — shanghainese
ruКороль злоупотреблял властью. — ae5s
deDer König missbrauchte seine Macht. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Meaning
22 sensesThe ability to coerce, influence, or control.
(countable)The ability to affect or influence.
the power of the written word
Macht
властьvlastʹ, влия́ниеvlijánije
вла́даvláda
Strength, energy.
(countable, physical, uncountable)Physical force or strength.
He needed a lot of power to hit the ball out of the stadium.
Kraft, Stärke
си́лаsíla, мощьmoščʹ, дурьdurʹ
physical strength
(countable, physical, specifically, uncountable)Electricity or a supply of electricity.
After the pylons collapsed, this town was without power for a few days.
Strom, Energie
электри́чествоelektríčestvo, токtok, пита́ниеpitánije
еле́ктрикаeléktryka, ене́ргіяenérhija, струмstrum
More meanings 19
(countable, uncountable)The ability to coerce, influence, or control.
Macht, Großmacht
держа́ваderžáva, си́лаsíla
possession of controlling influence
(countable, uncountable)A product of equal factors (and generalizations of this notion): xⁿ, read as "x to the power of n" or the like, is called a power and denotes the product x×x×⋯×x, where x appears n times in the product; x is called the base and n the exponent.
Potenz
сте́пеньstépenʹ
сте́піньstépinʹ
The ability to coerce, influence, or control.
(countable, in the plural, metonymically, uncountable)The people in charge of legal or political power, the government.
властьvlastʹ
вла́даvláda
(of a government or government official) holding an office means being in power
(countable, uncountable)The ability or authority to control, govern, command, coerce, etc., such as in a legal, political or business sphere.
He's nominally president, but he does not have any real power.
Macht
властьvlastʹ, могуществоmoguščestvo
вла́даvláda
Strength, energy.
(countable, physical, uncountable)The rate at which work is done or energy is transferred, expressed in units of energy per unit of time.
The kilowatt is a unit of power, equivalent to 1,000 joules of energy per second.
Leistung
мо́щностьmóščnostʹ
поту́жністьpotúžnistʹ
(countable, in the plural, uncountable)In Christian angelology, an intermediate level of angels, ranked above archangels, but exact position varies by classification scheme.
(countable, uncountable)The ability to do or undergo something.
He has lost the power to speak.
The ability to coerce, influence, or control.
(countable, metonymically, uncountable)A strong or influential nation, company, or other such body.
In the 19th century, Britain and France were major colonial powers.
Britain is no longer the maritime power that it once was.
Strength, energy.
(attributive, countable, physical, uncountable)Designating one who does something forcefully or on a large or grand scale.
She's a power shopper; she knows all the best deals.
This high-spec computer is ideal for power users.
Origin
From Middle English power, poer, from Old French poeir, from Vulgar Latin potēre, from LatFrom Middle English power, poer, from Old French poeir, from Vulgar Latin potēre, from Latin posse, whence English potent. Compare French pouvoir. Displaced the native Old English anweald.
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Forms
plural: powersSynonyms
50 synonyms- possession of controlling influence:powerfulness
- possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done:ability
- (of a government or government official) holding an office means being in power:office
- one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority:force
- a mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself:exponentindex
- physical strength:mightmightiness
Antonyms
3 antonymsWord family
308 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
7 patterns- in my power
- my power to
- power to make
- within his power
- have the power
- his power to
- the power to
See also
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