A1noun · countable / uncountable · frequent

hard

hard · hards

A firm or paved beach or slope convenient for hauling vessels out of the waterA firm or paved beach or slope convenient for hauling vessels out of the water.

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UK/hɑːd/US/hɑɹd/

» I want you to work harder.

Du sollst härter arbeiten!

Я хочу, чтобы ты больше работал.

Я хочу, чтобы вы больше работали.

Я хочу, щоб ти більше працював.

Я хочу, щоб ти більше працювала.

Я хочу, щоб ви більше працювали.

Meaning

4 senses

(countable)A firm or paved beach or slope convenient for hauling vessels out of the water.
(countable)A tyre whose compound is softer than superhards, and harder than mediums.
(slang, uncountable)Crack cocaine.
(slang, uncountable)Hard labor.
The prisoners were sentenced to three years' hard.

Examples

8481 sentences

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
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I expect you to work harder.
Я очікую, що ти працюватимеш старанніше. — deniko
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We were forced to work hard.
Нас змусили важко працювати. — aandrusiak
ruНам дали тяжёлую работу. — Hellerick
deWir waren gezwungen, hart zu arbeiten. — GuidoW
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Is it hard to speak English?
Англійською важко розмовляти? — deniko
ruТрудно ли говорить по-английски? — Wayawa
deIst es schwierig, Englisch zu sprechen? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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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
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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

plural: hards

Singular	hard
Plural	hards

regular

Lessons for this word

1 lessons

A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable

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