strength

«strength» in Mova's school dictionary: how strong someone or something is: the power of muscles… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (strength, strengths)

meaning for a pupil

1) Strength is how strong someone or something is: the power of muscles to lift and push. tree →

2) Strength is how much force something can take without breaking: the strength of a rope or bridge. tree →

3) Your strengths are the things you are good at. tree →

4) Strength can mean courage and the power to keep going when things are hard. tree →

sense in the lessons

In PE and science, pupils learn that exercise and good food build muscle strength, and that materials have different strengths (steel is stronger than plastic); they test the strength of paper bridges. At school, «strengths and weaknesses» describes what you do well and what to improve. In stories, inner strength means bravery. Phrases: build strength, strength of a material, strengths and weaknesses, on the strength of, from strength to strength, inner strength.

examples

• Climbing helps build strength in your arms. tree →
• We tested the strength of three kinds of paper. tree →
• My strengths are reading and drawing. tree →
• It took all my strength to open the jar. tree →
• She showed great strength when her grandma was ill. tree →
• The strength of the wind knocked over the bins. tree →
• The team went from strength to strength. tree →

note

Countable when it means good qualities (strengths), uncountable for power (much strength). Spelling trap: s-t-r-e-n-g-t-h, with «ng» then «th». Adjective: strong; verb: strengthen.

In the corpora

• Saying "I was wrong" is a strength, not a weakness.
• People start with different strengths, but research suggests practice explains a lot of how good people become.
• Ballet has many famous male dancers, such as Rudolf Nureyev and Mikhail Baryshnikov, and it needs huge strength and athletic skill.
• Good product design is about comfort, strength and use, and a high price can also come from brand and fashion.
• Ants are strong for their size because weight shrinks faster than strength as an animal gets smaller.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «strength» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.