What does “power” mean?
- 1
nouncontrol or influence over people and events
The president has the power to veto laws.
- 2
nounenergy, especially electricity, used to make machines work
The storm knocked out the power for two days.
- 3
nouna natural ability or strength
The speech showed the power of words.
Power at a glance
- Part of speech
- noun
- CEFR level
- A2 (elementary)
- Pronunciation
- /ˈpaʊɚ/ · POW-ur
How to use “power” correctly
A political party “in power” is the one that controls the government. A “power outage” is when the electricity stops.
Common phrases with “power”
- in power
- power outage
- come to power
- solar power
Synonyms, opposites and related words
Word family
- powerful
- powerless
- empower
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