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Definitions of power
  1. noun
    energy made available by the flow of electric charge through a conductor
    "The power went oout around midnight"
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  2. noun
    (of a government or government official) holding an office means being in power
    "during his first year in power" "the power of the president"

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  3. noun
    a state powerful enough to influence events throughout the world
  4. noun
    a mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself

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  5. noun
    a very wealthy or powerful businessman
  6. noun
    possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done
    "danger heightened his powers of discrimination"

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  7. noun
    possession of controlling influence
    "the deterrent power of nuclear weapons" "the power of his love saved her" "his powerfulness was concealed by a gentle facade"

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  8. noun
    one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority
    "the mysterious presence of an evil power"

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  9. noun
    physical strength

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  10. noun
    (physics) the rate of doing work; measured in watts (= joules/second)
  11. verb
    supply the force or power for the functioning of
    "The gasoline powers the engines"
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Examples of power
  • "The power went oout around midnight"
  • "during his first year in power"
  • "the power of the president"
  • "danger heightened his powers of discrimination"
  • "the deterrent power of nuclear weapons"
  • "the power of his love saved her"
  • "his powerfulness was concealed by a gentle facade"
  • "the mysterious presence of an evil power"
  • "The gasoline powers the engines"
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