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# infirm

adjective

«infirm» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Infirm means weak in body, often because of old age or illness. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/infirm/#m1)

### In the lessons

an old king or a sick crew who are too weak to do their work

### Examples

- My grandad is infirm now and walks with a stick. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/infirm/#x1)
- The old king was too infirm to ride. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/infirm/#x2)
- The sailors were infirm and sickly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/infirm/#x3)
- Many infirm people need help to cross the road. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/infirm/#x4)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «infirm» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/infirm/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«infirm» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/infirm.html) on Mova free.