powerful

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W2 [ˈpauəfəl US ˈpaur-] adj

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1¦(important)¦

2¦(speech/film etc)¦

3¦(feeling/effect)¦

4¦(machine/weapon etc)¦

5¦(physically strong)¦

6¦(a lot of force)¦

7¦(medicine)¦

8¦(team/army etc)¦

9¦(quality)¦

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1.) ¦(IMPORTANT)¦

a powerful person, organization, group etc is able to control and influence events and other people's actions

→↑powerless

▪ He was one of the most powerful men in Bohemia.

▪ a very influential and powerful family

▪ rich and powerful nations

2.) ¦(SPEECH/FILM ETC)¦

having a strong effect on someone's feelings or opinions

▪ a powerful speech

powerful reasons/arguments

(=reasons that make you think that something must be true)

▪ Good teamwork is a powerful tool (=very effective method) for effective management.

3.) ¦(FEELING/EFFECT)¦

a powerful feeling or effect is very strong or great

▪ Immigrants have had a powerful influence on the local culture.

▪ a powerful sense of tradition

4.) ¦(MACHINE/WEAPON ETC)¦

a powerful machine, engine, weapon etc is very effective and can do a lot

▪ a new generation of more powerful PCs

▪ a machine that is immensely powerful

▪ a powerful 24 valve engine

▪ a powerful telescope

5.) ¦(PHYSICALLY STRONG)¦

physically strong

▪ Jed was a powerful, well-built man.

▪ The females are smaller and less powerful than the males.

6.) ¦(A LOT OF FORCE)¦

a powerful blow, explosion etc has a lot of force

▪ an explosion ten times more powerful than the Hiroshima bomb

▪ a powerful right-foot shot on goal

▪ winds powerful enough to uproot trees

7.) ¦(MEDICINE)¦

a powerful medicine or drug has a very strong effect on your body

8.) ¦(TEAM/ARMY ETC)¦

a powerful team, army etc is very strong and can easily defeat other teams or armies

▪ a powerful fighting force

9.) ¦(QUALITY)¦

very strong, bright, loud etc

▪ a powerful singing voice

▪ the powerful headlights

>powerfully adv

▪ Christie is very powerfully built.

→↑all-powerful