POWERLESS


Meaning of POWERLESS in English

adj.

VERBS

▪ appear , be , feel , prove , seem

▪ become

▪ remain

▪ leave sb , make sb , render sb

If he took control, they would be rendered virtually ~.

ADVERB

▪ completely , quite ( esp. BrE ), totally , utterly

▪ essentially , largely , relatively , virtually

PREPOSITION

▪ against

They were completely ~ against such a large group.

▪ in the face of

They felt ~ in the face of disaster.

▪ over

People feel ~ over the problem.

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .