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Weaken means to make or become less strong. Regular verb: weaken-weakened-weakened.
Meanings
- To make less strong
- To become less powerful
- To reduce in intensity
Common Collocations
weaken the economy
weaken defenses
considerably weakened
weaken resolve
weaken over time
Tip for Learners
Weaken is the opposite of strengthen. Can be used for physical, economic, and emotional contexts.
Present Simple
| I | weaken |
| you | weaken |
| he/she/it | weakens |
| we | weaken |
| they | weaken |
Examples - Present Simple
- I weaken under pressure.
- You weaken my resolve.
- She weakens the argument.
- We weaken the structure.
- They weaken the defense.
Present Continuous
| I | am weakening |
| you | are weakening |
| he/she/it | is weakening |
| we | are weakening |
| they | are weakening |
Examples - Present Continuous
- I am weakening under pressure.
- You are weakening my resolve.
- She is weakening the argument.
- We are weakening the structure.
- They are weakening the defense.
Present Perfect
| I | have weakened |
| you | have weakened |
| he/she/it | has weakened |
| we | have weakened |
| they | have weakened |
Examples - Present Perfect
- I have weakened under pressure.
- You have weakened my resolve.
- She has weakened the argument.
- We have weakened the structure.
- They have weakened the defense.
Present Perfect Continuous
| I | have been weakening |
| you | have been weakening |
| he/she/it | has been weakening |
| we | have been weakening |
| they | have been weakening |
Examples - Present Perfect Continuous
- I have been weakening under pressure.
- You have been weakening my resolve.
- She has been weakening the argument.
- We have been weakening the structure.
- They have been weakening the defense.
Past Simple
| I | weakened |
| you | weakened |
| he/she/it | weakened |
| we | weakened |
| they | weakened |
Examples - Past Simple
- I weakened under pressure.
- You weakened my resolve.
- She weakened the argument.
- We weakened the structure.
- They weakened the defense.
Past Continuous
| I | was weakening |
| you | were weakening |
| he/she/it | was weakening |
| we | were weakening |
| they | were weakening |
Examples - Past Continuous
- I was weakening under pressure.
- You were weakening my resolve.
- She was weakening the argument.
- We were weakening the structure.
- They were weakening the defense.
Past Perfect
| I | had weakened |
| you | had weakened |
| he/she/it | had weakened |
| we | had weakened |
| they | had weakened |
Examples - Past Perfect
- I had weakened under pressure.
- You had weakened my resolve.
- She had weakened the argument.
- We had weakened the structure.
- They had weakened the defense.
Past Perfect Continuous
| I | had been weakening |
| you | had been weakening |
| he/she/it | had been weakening |
| we | had been weakening |
| they | had been weakening |
Examples - Past Perfect Continuous
- I had been weakening under pressure.
- You had been weakening my resolve.
- He had been weakening the argument.
- We had been weakening the structure.
- They had been weakening the defense.
Future Simple
| I | will weaken |
| you | will weaken |
| he/she/it | will weaken |
| we | will weaken |
| they | will weaken |
Examples - Future Simple
- I will weaken under pressure.
- You will weaken my resolve.
- She will weaken the argument.
- We will weaken the structure.
- They will weaken the defense.
Future Continuous
| I | will be weakening |
| you | will be weakening |
| he/she/it | will be weakening |
| we | will be weakening |
| they | will be weakening |
Examples - Future Continuous
- I will be weakening under pressure.
- You will be weakening my resolve.
- He will be weakening the argument.
- We will be weakening the structure.
- They will be weakening the defense.
Future Perfect
| I | will have weakened |
| you | will have weakened |
| he/she/it | will have weakened |
| we | will have weakened |
| they | will have weakened |
Examples - Future Perfect
- I will have weakened under pressure.
- You will have weakened my resolve.
- She will have weakened the argument.
- We will have weakened the structure.
- They will have weakened the defense.
Future Perfect Continuous
| I | will have been weakening |
| you | will have been weakening |
| he/she/it | will have been weakening |
| we | will have been weakening |
| they | will have been weakening |
Examples - Future Perfect Continuous
- I will have been weakening under pressure.
- You will have been weakening my resolve.
- He will have been weakening the argument.
- We will have been weakening the structure.
- They will have been weakening the defense.