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power
ˈpaʊə Listen
Meanings
noun
  • the ability or capacity to do something or act in a particular way.
    E.g. the power of speech
  • the capacity or ability to direct or influence the behaviour of others or the course of events.
    E.g. a political process that offers people power over their own lives
  • physical strength and force exerted by something or someone.
    E.g. the power of the storm
  • energy that is produced by mechanical, electrical, or other means and used to operate a device.
    E.g. generating power from waste
  • the rate of doing work, measured in watts or less frequently horse power.
  • the product obtained when a number is multiplied by itself a certain number of times.
    E.g. 2 to the power of 4 equals 16
  • a large number or amount of something.
    E.g. there's a power of difference between farming now and when I was a lad
verb
  • supply (a device) with mechanical or electrical energy.
    E.g. the car is powered by a fuel-injected 3.0-litre engine
  • move or travel with great speed or force.
    E.g. he powered round a bend

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