1 [U] the ability to put effort and enthusiasm into an activity, work, etc:
It's a waste of time and energy. * She's always full of energy. * nervous energy (= energy produced by feeling nervous)
2 (energies) [pl.] the physical and mental effort that you use to do sth:
She put all her energies into her work. * creative / destructive energies
3 [U] a source of power, such as fuel, used for driving machines, providing heat, etc:
solar / nuclear energy * It is important to conserve energy. * an energy crisis (= for example when fuel is not freely available) * The ｣500 million programme is centred around energy efficiency and renewable power sources.
4 [U] (physics) the ability of MATTER or RADIATION to work because of its MASS, movement, electric CHARGE, etc:
kinetic / potential energy
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