noun · neutral
strength
/strɛŋθ/STRENGTH
Band 5-6speakingtask2
physical power or the quality of being strong
Examples
“After months of lifting weights he regained much of his strength.”
“Team strength can be more important than individual skill in some sports.”
“She lacks the upper-body strength to lift heavy boxes.”
Band 8 sentence
“The team's physical strength, rather than superior tactics, ultimately decided the outcome of the match.”
Collocations
- increase strength
- physical strength
- core strength
Word family
strengths noun (pl, also meaning advantages)strengthen verbstrong adjective
Common mistakes
He has a lot of strong.→He has a lot of strength.
He improved his strengths to lift heavier.→He improved his strength to lift heavier.
Say it for a higher band
5power→6force→7+strength
Synonyms
power
force
Easily confused
power
“She used all her power to push the stalled car.”
Related words
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