Meaning

1 senses
  1. (obsolete)To make hard, harden.

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

Origin

From Middle English harden, herden, from Old English heardian (“to become hard”) and hierd

From Middle English harden, herden, from Old English heardian (“to become hard”) and hierdan (“to make hard”), from Proto-West Germanic *hardēn and *hardijan, from Proto-Germanic *hardijaną.

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Forms

hards, harding, harded, harded
Base formhard · to hard
3rd person singularhards
Present participleharding
Past simpleharded
Past participleharded

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyhard
he, she, ithards

Past simpleLesson

all personsharded

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave harded
he, she, ithas harded

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill hard

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