Meaning of weak In English

• 0 not physically strong:

  • It's not surprising you feel weak if you haven't eaten properly for days.

  • The electromagnetic field strength becomes weaker as you move further away from high voltage cables.

  • He was a weak king surrounded by corrupt advisers.

  • Any evidence that exists to support the hypothesis is fairly weak.

  • He gave the weakest of excuses when asked why he was late.

  • I can't stand weak coffee.

• 1 not good enough, especially in ability, skill, or quality:

  • He was always weak at/in languages but strong in science.

  • Our quiz team is a bit weak on sport.

  • In the end I think the film was spoilt by a weak story line.

• 2 A weak chin is small and does not stick out from the face.

• 3 lacking strength or energy, or likely to stop working or break:

  • After having been so sick, it’s not surprising you still feel weak.

  • That old chair is very weak and needs gluing.

  • The coffee was weak and tasteless.

  • This year, the team’s only weak link is that third baseman.

• 4 below standard; not good enough:

  • He was always weak in languages but strong in science.

• 5 too low or not powerful enough to be successful or effective:

  • weak growth/market share/results There was unexpectedly weak growth in corporate output in May.

  • weak performance/position Investors are already hesitant to commit because of the company's weak performance.

  • weak demand/spending Consumer spending has been weak.

  • continue/remain weak Investment banks continued weak after low trading volumes in the past few weeks.

• 6 if a market, currency, investment, etc. is weak, it is falling or at a low level and unlikely to rise:

  • weak currency/dollar/euro The weak dollar is a huge help to the profitability of the companies.

  • weak investments/markets/prices

  • Swiss shares ended a quiet session lower as weak bonds weighed on the market.