Meaning

31 senses
  1. Solid and firm.

  2. Solid and firm.

    Resistant to pressure; difficult to break, cut, or penetrate.

    This bread is so stale and hard, I can barely cut it.

    hart, fest

    твёрдыйtvjórdyj, кре́пкийkrépkij, про́чныйpróčnyj

    тверди́йtverdýj

  3. Strong.

    stark

    кре́пкийkrépkij

    міцни́йmicnýj

    very strong or vigorous

  4. Containing alcohol.

    hard cider, hard lemonade, hard seltzer, hard soda

  5. Very acidic or tannic.

  6. High in dissolved chemical salts, especially those of calcium.

    hart

    жёсткийžóstkij

    жорстки́йžorstkýj

  7. Having the capability of being a permanent magnet by being a material with high magnetic coercivity (compare soft).

  8. Having a high energy (high frequency; short wavelength).

    hard X-rays

    being distilled rather than fermented; having a high alcoholic content

  9. Made up of parallel rays, producing clearly defined shadows.

  10. Having a severe property; presenting difficulty.

    Difficult or requiring a lot of effort to do, understand, experience, or deal with.

    a hard problem; a hard question; a hard topic

    schwierig, hart, schwer

    тяжёлыйtjažólyj, тру́дныйtrúdnyj

    складни́йskladnýj

  11. Demanding a lot of effort to endure.

    a hard life

    schwierig, schwer

    тяжёлыйtjažólyj, тру́дныйtrúdnyj

    важки́йvažkýj

    not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

  12. Severe, harsh, unfriendly, brutal.

    a hard master; a hard heart; hard words; a hard character

    The senator asked the party chief to put the hard word on his potential rivals.

    hart

    тяжёлыйtjažólyj, тру́дныйtrúdnyj

    важки́йvažkýj

Examples

8481 sentences
  1. I want you to work harder.

    Я хочу, щоб ти більше працював. — deniko

    ruЯ хочу, чтобы ты больше работал. — odexed

    deDu sollst härter arbeiten! — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  2. I expect you to work harder.

    Я очікую, що ти працюватимеш старанніше. — deniko

  3. We were forced to work hard.

    Нас змусили важко працювати. — aandrusiak

    ruНам дали тяжёлую работу. — Hellerick

    deWir waren gezwungen, hart zu arbeiten. — GuidoW

  4. Is it hard to speak English?

    Англійською важко розмовляти? — deniko

    ruТрудно ли говорить по-английски? — Wayawa

    deIst es schwierig, Englisch zu sprechen? — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  5. Study as hard as you can.

    Навчайся так наполегливо, як тільки можеш. — leyla

    ruУчись так старательно, как только можешь. — leyla

    deLerne so fleißig, wie du kannst! — Pfirsichbaeumchen

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 5
resistant to pressure:
of drink: strong:
of water, high in dissolved calcium compounds:
requiring a lot of effort to do or understand:
demanding a lot of effort to endure:
Русский
By meaning 4
resistant to pressure:
of water, high in dissolved calcium compounds:
requiring a lot of effort to do or understand:
unquestionable:
Deutsch
By meaning 4
resistant to pressure:
of drink: strong:
requiring a lot of effort to do or understand:
unquestionable:

Origin

From Middle English hard, from Old English heard, from Proto-West Germanic *hard(ī), from

From Middle English hard, from Old English heard, from Proto-West Germanic *hard(ī), from Proto-Germanic *harduz, from Proto-Indo-European *kort-ús, from *kret- (“strong, powerful”).

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Forms

harder/more hard, hardest/most hard
Comparativeharder / more hard Lesson
Superlativehardest / most hard Lesson

regular

Synonyms

88 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • unfortunate or hard to bear:tough
  • (of light) transmitted directly from a pointed light source:concentrated
  • being distilled rather than fermented; having a high alcoholic content:strong
  • very strong or vigorous:knockoutsevere
  • not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure:difficult
  • given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquors:intemperateheavy

Antonyms

16 antonyms

Word family

246 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • worked hard
  • be hard to
  • study harder
  • a hard time
  • as hard as
  • had a hard
  • hard to do
  • hard time
  • to study harder
  • hard to believe
  • try harder
  • be hard for

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
hard — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto