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powers

Pow·ers
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [pou-erz]
    • /ˈpaʊ ərz/
    • /paʊər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pou-erz]
    • /ˈpaʊ ərz/

Definitions of powers word

  • noun powers ability to do or act; capability of doing or accomplishing something. 1
  • noun powers political or national strength: the balance of power in Europe. 1
  • noun powers great or marked ability to do or act; strength; might; force. 1
  • noun powers the possession of control or command over others; authority; ascendancy: power over men's minds. 1
  • noun powers political ascendancy or control in the government of a country, state, etc.: They attained power by overthrowing the legal government. 1
  • noun powers legal ability, capacity, or authority: the power of attorney. 1
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Origin of powers

First appearance:

before 1250
One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English pouer(e), poer(e) < Anglo-French poueir, poer, noun use of infinitive: to be able < Vulgar Latin *potēre (replacing Latin posse to be able, have power). See potent1

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Parts of speech for Powers

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Powers

powers popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

powers usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for powers

noun powers

  • administration — Administration is the range of activities connected with organizing and supervising the way that an organization or institution functions.
  • admiral — An admiral is a senior officer in a navy.
  • feds — the Fed, Informal. the Federal Reserve System.
  • governing body — board, regulatory authority
  • administrations — Plural form of administration.

verb powers

  • drives — Plural form of drive.
  • fuels — Plural form of fuel.
All 58 Synonyms of powers

Top questions with powers

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  • power series

    an infinite series in which the terms are coefficients times successive powers of a given variable, or times products of powers of two or more variables.

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    a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.: the reason for declaring war.
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