Meaning

7 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The quality or degree of being strong.

    It requires great strength to lift heavy objects.

    Stärke, Kraft, Festigkeit

    си́лаsíla, мощьmoščʹ

    си́лаsýla, міцьmicʹ

    the property of being physically or mentally strong

  2. (countable, uncountable)The intensity of a force or power; potency.

    He had the strength of ten men.

    Kraft, Stärke

    силаsyla, міцьmicʹ

    permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force

  3. (countable, uncountable)The strongest part of something; that on which confidence or reliance is based.

    Stärke

    силаsyla, дієвістьdijevistʹ, про́чністьpróčnistʹ

  4. (countable, uncountable)A positive attribute.

    to play to one's strengths

    We all have our own strengths and weaknesses.

    Stärke, Festigkeit

    силаsyla, авторитетavtorytet

  5. (countable, uncountable)The minimum ratio of the number of edges removed from a given graph to components created, over all possible removals.

  6. (countable, obsolete, uncountable)An armed force, a body of troops.

  7. (countable, obsolete, uncountable)A strong place; a stronghold.

Examples

702 sentences
  1. Tom didn't have enough strength to do that.

    У Тома не було достатньо сил, щоб зробити це.

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  2. My strength isn't back yet.

    Я ще не відновив свою силу.

    ruЯ ещё не восстановил свою силу.

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  3. I've underestimated the strength of my opponent.

    Я недооцінив силу супротивника.

    ruЯ недооценил силу соперника.

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  4. Save your strength.

    Побережи сили.

    ruПобереги силы.

    deSpar dir deine Kraft auf.

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  5. We have different strengths.

    У нас різні сильні сторони.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 4
quality of being strong:
intensity of a force or power:
strongest part of something:
positive attribute:
Русский
By meaning 1
quality of being strong:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
quality of being strong:

Origin

From Middle English strengthe, from Old English strengþu (“strength”), from Proto-West Ger

From Middle English strengthe, from Old English strengþu (“strength”), from Proto-West Germanic *strangiþu (“strongness; strength”), equivalent to strong + -th (abstract nominal suffix). Cognate with Dutch strengte (“strength”), German Low German Strengde, Strengte (“harshness; rigidity; strictness; severity”).

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Forms

plural: strengths
Singularstrength
Pluralstrengths

regular

Synonyms

28 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

32 related words

Collocations

6 patterns
  • have the strength
  • the strength to
  • strength to do
  • have enough strength
  • enough strength to
  • enough strength

See also

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