power
- noun
- /ˈpaʊər/
- But look, look at the power that these have.
- muscle power
- muscular power
- hip power
You have to do what's within your power to make things right.
- You have to do what's within your power to make things right.
- If you could have super powers, would you want them?
- It just doesn't have enough power to like hold all the hair.
- And the reality is we have more power within ourselves.
- They were delivering by the sheer power of him pushing them.
- and to be in touch with the creative power inside you.
- Just woke up from a power nap and had the weirdest dream.
- Yeah, I can attest to the sustaining powers of lemons.
- Our main girl, her power is deadly.
- And so I learned from him the power of these weapons, right?
Examples
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The power to escape death exists within him.
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And the reality is we have more power within ourselves.
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And so give us love, power and a sound mind.
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And so I learned from him the power of these weapons, right?
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Above all, we teach our kids to recognize the power of their own thinking.
Academic text (2013) -
You have to do what's within your power to make things right.
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And it may sound so corny, but knowledge is power now more than ever.
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Even given the limitations, however, this study demonstrated the power of self-monitoring for changing behavior.
Academic text (2012) -
Telling new myths reveals the enduring and evolving power of stories as tools for building and expressing culture.
Academic text (2017) -
She discovered the power of meditation to relieve her stress.
Synonyms
Skill or power to do something
Physical or mental power a person has to act
Physical or mental strength that helps you stay active
The ability to do, feel, or understand something
A strong, often magical, ability a person has in stories about heroes
The power to control your actions, feelings, and urges when things are hard
Great physical strength used to lift heavy things
Mental ability to think and solve problems
Ability to make things happen in ways that break natural rules
The body's strength and skill for doing tasks like running or lifting
Great physical strength that people notice
Great strength or influence that affects others
The quality of having the skill or power to do something
Antonyms
Idioms
- Literature
A person who secretly controls a leader from behind the scenes
Having information gives a person an advantage to succeed or influence others
Compounds
- Specialized
Electricity made by using the energy inside atoms for homes and businesses
A situation where groups or countries share power so no one becomes too strong
- Formal
A document that allows one person to make legal and money decisions for another
- Specialized
A network of machines and wires that make and send electricity to homes and businesses
- Specialized
How fast electricity moves in a circuit is equal to voltage times current
- Literature
A person who controls votes and support to influence political and business decisions
- Specialized
The rate at which electricity flows through a circuit, measured by voltage times current
- Specialized
A system that helps a driver turn the steering wheel with less effort
- Literature
Two people in a romantic relationship who are both very successful and influential
- Jargon
A person who works with advanced computer programs and often needs a powerful computer
A tool that uses electricity or a battery to make holes in hard things like wood and metal
- Specialized
A group of companies that make electricity using energy from atoms
- Formal
Special authority the government uses during war to do things beyond normal limits
- Specialized
The ability of a microscope or telescope to see two close things as separate
A portable rechargeable battery that gives electricity to devices when there is no power
A central government gives power to local or regional governments to make local decisions
- Specialized
Energy in an electrical circuit that does useful work, like turning motors or lighting lamps
- Literature
A morning meeting where important people discuss business over breakfast
- Specialized
The study of how to make, move, and use electricity in systems like generators and power grids
- Specialized
A device that measures how much electricity a circuit or appliance uses
- Specialized
A person who runs or fixes machines at a power station that makes electricity
- Specialized
Connected gears and parts that send power from a vehicle's engine or motor to its wheels
- NSFW
Influence from people in a community, sometimes using sexual appeal to sway decisions
How Strong
Surface Forms
Etymology
Power originally meant 'ability' or 'strength' and comes from the Latin root posse ('to be able'), which also appears in words like possible. That's why we use power for a person's physical or mental strength.