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ADJECTIVE hard COMPARATIVE harder SUPERLATIVE hardest

hard English

Meaning hard meaning

What does hard mean?

Definitions in simple English

hard Adjective

— If something is hard, it is not soft. I kicked the wall and hurt my foot. The wall is hard. — If something is hard, it takes a lot of work to do or understand. Only two people passed the test because it was so hard. — If something is hard, it is sudden and sharp. He took a hard hit to his arm. — If a drink is hard, it is strong. Hard liquor — If something is hard, it cannot be questioned; it is not questionable. Hard evidence — If someone is hard, they are severe; they are unfriendly.

hard Adverb

— If something is done hard, it is done with a lot of effort. He works hard, all day and all night.

hard Noun

— A hard is a beach or slope that is firm that is a good place to take a boat out of the water.

hard

— adjective (= difficult) not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure a difficult task nesting places on the cliffs are difficult of access difficult times why is it so hard for you to keep a secret? — adjective dispassionate took a hard look a hard bargainer — adjective resisting weight or pressure — adverb with effort or force or vigor the team played hard worked hard all day pressed hard on the lever hit the ball hard slammed the door hard — adjective (= knockout, severe) very strong or vigorous strong winds a hard left to the chin a knockout punch a severe blow — adverb with firmness held hard to the railing — adjective (= arduous, grueling, gruelling, heavy, laborious, punishing) characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort worked their arduous way up the mining valley a grueling campaign hard labor heavy work heavy going spent many laborious hours on the project set a punishing pace — adverb slowly and with difficulty prejudices die hard — adverb (= severely) causing great damage or hardship industries hit hard by the depression she was severely affected by the bank's failure — adverb earnestly or intently thought hard about it stared hard at the accused — adverb with pain or distress or bitterness he took the rejection very hard — adverb very near or close in space or time it stands hard by the railroad tracks they were hard on his heels a strike followed hard upon the plant's opening — adverb into a solid condition concrete that sets hard within a few hours — adverb to the full extent possible; all the way hard alee the ship went hard astern swung the wheel hard left — adjective (of light) transmitted directly from a pointed light source — adjective being distilled rather than fermented; having a high alcoholic content hard liquor — adjective (of speech sounds); produced with the back of the tongue raised toward or touching the velum Russian distinguished between hard consonants and palatalized or soft consonants — adjective (= tough) unfortunate or hard to bear had hard luck a tough break — adjective dried out hard dry rolls left over from the day before — adjective given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquors a hard drinker — adverb (= heavily) indulging excessively he drank heavily — adjective (= unvoiced) produced without vibration of the vocal cords unvoiced consonants such as 'p' and 'k' and 's'

Synonyms hard synonyms

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hard English » English

difficult firm tough strong solid stiff rough rigid harsh arduous severe heavy troublesome loud laborious distressing strict dry vigorously strongly stern inconvenient firmly fast cruel bad stable congeal with difficulty very unyielding unripe unfeeling tight strenuously sharp severely inflexible heavily biting violent unsympathetic toilsome stony stark painful laboriously expensive trying steady

Topics hard topics

What do people use hard to talk about?

Social behavior Prosperity, trouble Trouble

Suffer

What words refer to suffering?

suffer ache for someone be afflicted with agonize endure feel horrible have a hard time be hurting be in pain feel pain feel rotten undergo go through put up with be subjected to be in the grip of be in the throes of
What words refer to causing someone to suffer?

distress (v) give someone a hard time hurt inflict put someone through subject to torment (v) torture (v)
What words describe something that causes someone to suffer?

agonizing distressing hard hurtful painful tormenting torturing

Work and occupation Work Method Work well

Work hard

What words refer to working hard?

work hard labor at strive try hard give it your best do your best push hard go all out wear several hats hard driving make an effort
What words describe someone who works hard?

industrious hard working busy devoted devotion diligent diligence

Work and occupation Work

Difficult, impossible

What words describe a difficult task?

difficult hard challenging tough not easy arduous demanding
What words indicate that a task cannot be done?

be impossible too hard can't do it not doable

Universe, creation World Substance, matter

Rock

What words describe rocks?

hard soft sharp smooth

Social behavior Law Justice

Act harshly

What words refer to acting harshly?

act harshly abrasive abrupt acrid acrimonious brute bully caustic cruel cruelty demanding exacting forceful grate grim hard harsh martial law pugnacious rigid rough severe sharp stern stiff stinging strict stringent tough unfavorable unfeeling ungentle violent

Physical actions Divide into pieces

Break

What words describe something that is not easily broken?

strong tough hard unbreakable durable

States Quality Made of, material

Hard, firm

What words describe something that is hard?

hard adamant firm indurate petrified concrete tough

Person

Life

What words refer to having a particular kind of life?

a good/bad/hard life a life of crime/poverty a miserable/lonely existence lead a good/bad/hard life live well/happily

Universe, creation Sky Weather

Rain

What words describe how hard it is raining?

sprinkle drizzle light rain shower pour downpour cloudburst rainstorm hard/heavy/driving rain torrential deluge thundershower

Person Body functions

Breathe, breath

What words refer to breathing quickly?

breathe hard pant huff and puff gulp

Person Sense, perceive See

Examine

What words refer to examining something?

examine look at have a look at take a look at analyze study inspect go through go over look over check check over scrutinize look hard at pore peer at focus on pry

Person Sense, perceive See Appearance

Ugly

What words describe the face of a person who is bad?

contorted cunning hard-featured rough

Person Healthy Disabled

Deaf

What words describe someone who is partially deaf?

be hard of hearing hearing impaired

Person Life Birth

Unusual birth

What words refer to a difficult birth?

difficult birth hard labor

Language and thought Think Mind

Extreme belief

What words describe strong opinions and beliefs, which most people regard as extreme?

extreme hard-line far-left far-right idealistic out in left field

Language and thought Want Decide, plan

Determined

What words describe a person who is determined?

determined adamant committed driven hard headed inexorable inflexible obdurate persevering pertinacious single-minded steadfast strong-willed stubborn tenacious uncompromising

Social behavior Behavior Do good to

Do evil to

What words refer to doing evil to someone?

do evil to harm hurt offend offense hurt someone's feelings damage impair hit hard work against be a serious blow to be detrimental to at the expense of to the detriment of

Social behavior Prosperity, trouble Chance

Unlucky

What words refer to bad luck?

bad luck misfortune bit of bad luck hard luck

Social behavior Conflict War

Win

What words refer to a difficult victory?

narrow victory close call hard won

Work and occupation Work Difficult, impossible

Easy, possible

What words indicate that something can be done?

be possible not too hard can do it no problem doable

Work and occupation Hunt and fish

Hunt

What words refer to hunting animals?

hunt (v) hunt (n) lay in wait blind decoy animal call bag an animal strike to cause injury strike hard kill flush an animal out of hiding to suddenly come out of hiding search hide capture chase away aim miss target shoot hit target nick

Physical actions Move something Handle something

Actions of the hand

What words refer to moving your hand over something?

scratch scratch hard itch massage rub

Physical actions Physical impact

Hit

What words describe hitting something with a lot of force?

hit hard whack smash into wallop cream

Examples hard examples

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Simple sentences

Is it hard to speak English?

It is raining hard.

Hard work has brought him success.

It is easy to love, but hard to be loved.

If you are to succeed, you must work hard.

These men are used to hard work.

This hard work has made me very tired.

You look very tired. You must have been working too hard.

It will be to your advantage to study hard now.

I am accustomed to working hard.

We are studying hard in preparation for the exams.

Iron is hard.

He is working hard to pass the examination.

They are accustomed to hard work.

Life is hard, but I am harder.

The discrepancy between the stories of the two parties involved in the accident was so great that the authorities had a hard time deciding which side was telling the truth.

We tried so hard to make things better for our kids that we made them worse.

You should work hard.

You must study hard.

You work too hard.

You are working too hard. Take it easy for a while.

You work hard.

You work too hard these days. Aren't you tired?

You've worked hard for months and have certainly earned a holiday.

If you studied hard, you would get good marks.

You're really a hard worker.

Your success is the result of your hard work.

Movie subtitles

It's not like it was hard to live or even starve to death.

And then to abandone Richard who she loved. How hard it must be not to die. Take it easy, ma'am.

After Zero appeared, other groups apparently became more hard-working.

Just go bap Really, what's so hard about that?

We have been trying very hard. And we are ready to do whatever tasks you require of us.

There's no hard surface.

We found a few rocky planets with hard surfaces, but they're many times more massive than Earth and contain the most hostile environments you could ever imagine.

The sad truth of the matter is that Earth-like planets are mere cosmic specks of dust, and, therefore, detecting them is really quite hard.

Hard, but not impossible.

If you lived on a planet with twice the gravity of Earth, there'd be a lot more pull on your body and you'd come crashing down twice as hard if you fell.

I'm taking it slow, but at the same time, it's really hard 'cause I really want to, you know, see where this is gonna go.

Our Young Master isn't interested in the world at all to work hard as a proper magistrate.

Why? But still, how could you hit me so hard?

We will work hard to repay you.

As for you, Hubert, you'll handle the cholera epidemic, which has hit our troops very hard.

This is a hard place for women and children.

Judging by your stripes, you didn't do too badly during these hard times.

You didn't do too badly during these hard times.

Do you know how hard it is to get pink peonies this time of year?

Yeah, well, it's gonna be hard if you're moving to Paris.

It's been really hard and it's gonna be a fight, but, um, I hope that you guys stick by her through this.

Oh, yeah, it was really hard to get that definition.

It was a lot of hard work, but I'm sure you'll agree that the end result is extraordinary.

I'm sure that you'll find this hard to believe, but the Blessed are behind all of this. For generations, they've manipulated human society from the shadows.

He'd be hard pressed to find someone who'd believe a race of immortals are running the world from the shadows.

It's a hard pill to swallow.

I'm finding it real hard to wrap my head around all this.

Well, maybe if I had a bunch of flying reindeer, then maybe it wouldn't be so hard for me to get the product into the yard.

You hit 'em hard like a caveman.

Both sides fought hard, but when the recess bell rang, the game was still scoreless.

Now this might be because of the sun and this whole desert, shot at scenario thing but I'm just finding it a little hard to concentrate.

It's hard to explain what's going on with Lydia.

I don't know how she feels about me, and so I'm just kind of-- I'm taking it slow, but at the same time, it's really hard 'cause I really want to, you know, see where this is gonna go.

You've come. Tailor, you can go, you've worked hard.

It's hard for me to even hold hands and sleep!

Sleeping with just holding hands was really hard.

It's really hard to follow her way of things.

Your mom must've worked really hard for you guys.

You had a hard time, right?

Here, even if Dol Soe is my personal slave, in the meantime he has worked hard in training all of you.

HARD TO SAY.

News and current affairs

A climate of fear has made life hard for anyone who looks suspicious or acts suspiciously, notably for Muslims.

Berlin today is vibrant and rejuvenated, rebuilt by the German peoples' hard work and sacrifice to unify the country, and an apt setting for the conference of the Institute for New Economic Thinking (INET), which I was there to attend.

For the really hard work is only now beginning: dealing with all the internal practical and political problems that these enlargements will bring, as well as reckoning with countries in the membership waiting rooms, in particular Russia.

But differences in cultural norms and the difficulty of verification would make such treaties hard to negotiate or implement.

It's hard to know when the next shock will hit, or what form it will take; otherwise, it wouldn't be a shock.

But America is having a hard time understanding the new circumstances of the post-Cold war era.

Despite some legitimate concerns about safety, it is hard to overstate the overwhelming benefits.

Indeed, the warlords have been given too big a say in distributing aid already, and it may be hard to strip them of this power.

The catastrophic collapse of fish stocks around the world--on coral reefs and elsewhere--has provided hard lessons about managing fisheries.

Like everywhere else in the developed world, the global crisis has hit the French economy hard, with output stagnating, unemployment rising, job insecurity mounting, government debt soaring, and the stock market at risk of crashing.

Whatever responsibility poor adults may bear for their lot in life - they may not have worked hard enough, saved enough, or made good decisions - children's circumstances are thrust upon them without any sort of choice.

Some people worry that Obama might be good for American soft power, but not for its hard power.

When the exercise of hard power undercuts soft power, it makes leadership more difficult - as Bush found out after the invasion of Iraq.

With this engine of growth turned off, it is hard to see how the American economy will not suffer from a slowdown.

A Clockwork Orange was accused of glorifying violence, and some of its scenes are still hard to watch.

The current approach - concentrating only on the financing needs and fiscal adjustment in 2010, and leaving all the hard choices for later - will not work.

In economic-development circles, experience and common sense suggest that progress, accountability, and hard work start with and depend on women.

His hard-line approach isolated Japan and angered China, leading to an outburst of anti-Japanese demonstrations in China in 2005.

Listening, it was hard to imagine that they could easily be dead - and would be, if not for this clinic.

Yes, times are hard.

But this necessitates political integration, which, as the troubles of the euro this year have demonstrated, is a hard sell among nation-states.

Against that background, it is hard to believe that we will quickly return to the heady growth in financial assets, credit, and risk we saw from the 1970's to 2007.

The best chance to end cotton subsidies soon was lost last December, when African countries, aided by India and Brazil, pressed hard for the elimination of cotton subsidies, at the World Trade Organization's meeting in Hong Kong.

There need to be increased funds available to support small and medium-size enterprises - the main source of job creation in all economies - which is especially important, given that credit contraction by banks hits these enterprises especially hard.

The DPJ government will collide head-on with the mandarins, partly because the party will find it hard to recruit sufficiently qualified policymakers.

Both McCain and Obama possess impressive hard-power political and organizational skills; otherwise, they would not be where they are today.

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