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PRONUNCIATION OF WEAK VERB

weak verb  [wiːk vɜːb] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WEAK VERB

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Weak verb is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES WEAK VERB MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of weak verb in the English dictionary

The definition of weak verb in the dictionary is a regular verb.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WEAK VERB


acerb
əˈsɜːb
adverb
ˈædˌvɜːb
blurb
blɜːb
burb
bɜːb
curb
kɜːb
disturb
dɪˈstɜːb
herb
hɜːb
kerb
kɜːb
Loeb
lɜːb
perturb
pəˈtɜːb
preverb
ˈpriːvɜːb
proverb
ˈprɒvɜːb
refurb
ˈriːˌfɜːb
reverb
ˈriːvɜːb
Serb
sɜːb
suburb
ˈsʌbɜːb
superb
sʊˈpɜːb
urb
ɜːb
verb
vɜːb
willowherb
ˈwɪləʊˌhɜːb

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WEAK VERB

weak
weak force
weak interaction
weak link
weak nuclear force
weak nuclear interaction
weak point
weak sister
weak spot
weak-kneed
weak-kneedly
weak-kneedness
weak-minded
weak-mindedly
weak-mindedness
weak-willed
weaken
weakener
weakening
weaker sex

WORDS THAT END LIKE WEAK VERB

absorb
adsorb
auxiliary verb
barb
bicarb
carb
cowherb
Croato-Serb
garb
garden suburb
hairy willowherb
high-carb
linking verb
orb
phrasal verb
potherb
reflexive verb
rhubarb
rosebay willowherb
sentence adverb

Synonyms and antonyms of weak verb in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «weak verb» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WEAK VERB

Find out the translation of weak verb to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of weak verb from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «weak verb» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

弱动词
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

verbo débil
570 millions of speakers

English

weak verb
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कमजोर क्रिया
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ضعف الفعل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

слабый глагол
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

verbo fraco
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দুর্বল ক্রিয়া
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

faible verbe
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kata kerja yang lemah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

schwachen verb
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

弱い動詞
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

약한 동사
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kriyo banget
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

động từ yếu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பலவீனமான வினைச்சொல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कमकुवत क्रियापद
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Zayıf fiil
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

debole verb
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

słaby czasownik
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

слабкий дієслово
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

verb slab
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αδύναμη ρήμα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

swak werkwoord
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

svag verb
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

svak verb
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of weak verb

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WEAK VERB»

The term «weak verb» is normally little used and occupies the 133.696 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WEAK VERB» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about weak verb

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WEAK VERB»

Discover the use of weak verb in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to weak verb and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Ablaut-Relations in the Weak Verb in Gothic, Old High ...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Charles Goettsch, 2011
2
Razzle Dazzle Writing: Achieving Excellence Through 50 ...
In this corner, weighing in at 99 pounds dripping wet, looking pretty average and puny, we have— Weak Verb! Audience: (mild applause) Weak Verb: Thankyou ( cough). I'll try to be my adequate, ordinary self, (wheeze) Announcer: "—And in ...
Melissa Forney, 2001
3
The Arabic Dialect of the Jews in Tripoli (Libya): Grammar, ...
2.2.4. 1 .4.5. 3rd radical weak verb 1 74 2.2.4.1.4.6. Doubly weak verb 175 2.2. 4.1.4.7. Verbal noun 175 2.2.4.1.5. Form VI 175 2.2.4.1.5.1. Strong verb 175 2.2.4 . 1.5.2. Geminated verb 1 76 2.2.4.1.5.3. 1st radical weak verb 176 2.2.4.1.5.4.
Sumikazu Yoda, 2005
4
Learning to Read Biblical Hebrew: An Introductory Grammar
STRONG AND WEAK VERB PARADIGMS This appendix contains paradigms for regular and weak verbs, as indicated in the following list. Some hypothetical forms (that is, forms that are not extant in the Hebrew Bible) appear for the sake of  ...
Robert Ray Ellis, 2006
5
Fundamentals of Business Writing
Nevertheless, in most cases, we came out (weak verb) successful. Our projects tend to be (weak verb) time consuming. Therefore, the more knowledge we can share, the better we can expedite the process. Please note we have only done ...
‎1992
6
How to Read Egyptian Hieroglyphs: A Step-by-step Guide to ...
For practical reasons, however, we will transliterate the extra weak verb 'to give' as rdi or di ii Extra weak verbs behave like ordinary weak verbs, but sometimes show additional features. The stem of a strong verb is not usually that helpful since ...
Mark Collier, Bill Manley, 2003
7
Language and Meaning: The Structural Creation of Reality
If a VC or CV appeared in the strong verb list it tended to appear in the weak verb list in very low numbers, and sometimes not at all! It was as if the VCs and CVs of the strong verbs were suppressing the possibility of their appearing on the ...
Christopher Beedham, 2005
8
Maltese
370 Table 20. Derived forms of the weak verb with orthographic gh for third radical. 373 Table 21. Derived forms of the weak verb with a weak first radical ...... .............. .. 374 Table 22. Derived forms of the weak verb with a weak second radical .
Marie Azzopardi-Alexander, Albert Borg, 2013
9
A Basic Introduction to Biblical Hebrew, with CD
Jussive and consecutive preterite forms of the third-weak verbs 160 25.5. Forms of the third-weak verb with first or second gutturals 161 25.6. Unusual deviations from the form of third-weak verbs 164 25.7. Vocabulary for lesson 25 164 25.8.
Jo Ann Hackett, 2010
10
A Cognitive Approach to the Verb: Morphological and ...
went and sat. Such overgeneralisations of weak verb inflections should not be influenced by input factors — nor should the correct acquisition of weak verbs. On the other hand, since the strong verbs are handled by a different mechanism, ...
Hanne Gram Simonsen, Rolf Theil Endresen, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WEAK VERB»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term weak verb is used in the context of the following news items.
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As a study of malaise, Jill Alexander Essbaum's debut novel …
... that is done by one's own self to one's own self requires a reflexive verb,'” etc. ... an indictment: After learning that “strong verbs are irregular” and “weak verbs ... «The Globe and Mail, Apr 15»
2
Centireading force: why reading a book 100 times is a great idea
There is not a single weak verb in the entire book. It's not just that Hamlet is a great piece of literature, either. It's that every scene is a great piece of literature. «The Guardian, Feb 15»
3
What Are the Qualities of Good Fiction Writing?
Run-on sentences; Too many adverbs and weak verbs; Strings of adjectives; Too much internal monologue; Too many passive sentences; Using obscure tenses ... «Slate Magazine, Dec 14»
4
10 Easy Solutions to Business Writing Problems
Weak verbs make writing boring. Look for a weak verb followed by a preposition. Often you can remove both and replace them with a strong verb. Weak: Look up ... «Entrepreneur, Oct 14»
5
HomeWas Judas Hanged or Was He Hung?
The weak verb/strong verb dichotomy goes back to the earliest history of English and can be found in the entire Germanic-language family to which English ... «Jewish Daily Forward, Jul 13»
6
I been, I seen, I done
The past and the past participle of weak verbs always coincide: helped/helped, robbed/robbed, shredded/shredded. (This also holds for such irregular weak ... «OUPblog, Aug 12»
7
Puzzling heritage: The verb 'fart'
Modern German has retained farzen (now a weak verb, though furzen is the most common form) and Furz (a noun). In the older period, German also had furzen ... «OUPblog, Jul 12»
8
PsyWar of Words
Alas, Battleland has read lots of Pentagon reports salted with weak verbs. It also has no idea why “surrenders” is listed twice as a “strong verb” (wishful thinking?) ... «TIME, Jun 12»
9
VanWrite Sentence Aerobics review
Meanwhile, Sentence Aerobics asserted that the word could in "What could possibly go wrong?" was a "Weak Verb" in need of revision, rather than a necessary ... «PC Advisor, Jun 12»
10
Monthly Gleanings, Part 1: October 2011
I am also uncomfortable about the fact that Germanic has only a weak verb of presumably the same root and that it invariably means “to arrange,” again not the ... «OUPblog, Nov 11»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Weak verb [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/weak-verb>. Apr 2024 ».
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