Meaning

20 senses
  1. Capable of producing great physical force.

    a big strong man; Jake was tall and strong

    The man was nearly drowned after a strong undercurrent swept him out to sea.

    stark, kräftig

    си́льныйsílʹnyj, мо́щныйmóščnyj

    си́льнийsýlʹnyj, мі́цнийmícnyj

  2. Capable of withstanding great physical force.

    a strong foundation; good strong shoes

    stark

    про́чныйpróčnyj, кре́пкийkrépkij, сто́йкийstójkij

  3. (broadly)Possessing power, might, or strength.

    having strength or power greater than average or expected

  4. Determined; unyielding.

    He is strong in the face of adversity.

    standhaft

    сто́йкийstójkij

  5. Highly stimulating to the senses.

    a strong light; a strong taste

    stark

    ре́зкийrézkij, си́льныйsílʹnyj

  6. Having an offensive or intense odor or flavor.

    a strong smell

    streng

    ре́зкийrézkij, я́ркийjárkij, си́льныйsílʹnyj

  7. Having a high concentration of an essential or active ingredient.

    a strong cup of coffee; a strong medicine

    stark, kräftig

    кре́пкийkrépkij, сильноде́йствующийsilʹnodéjstvujuščij, си́льныйsílʹnyj

    being distilled rather than fermented; having a high alcoholic content

  8. (specifically)Having a high alcoholic content.

    a strong drink

    She gets up, and pours herself a strong one. - Eagles, Lying Eyes

    stark

    кре́пкийkrépkij

  9. Inflecting in a different manner than the one called weak, such as Germanic verbs which change vowels.

    a strong verb

    stark

    си́льныйsílʹnyj, непра́вильныйneprávilʹnyj

  10. (Indo European studies, especially)Of a form in which the accent is in the leftmost (first) slot allowed in the relevant paradigm, or reflecting an ancestral Proto-Indo-European form in which this was the case, as opposed to tending to shift to the right.

    PIE strong stems were most frequently in the full grade (e-grade), less often in the o-grade (though more common in thematic nouns and stative verbs) and least often in the zero grade.

  11. Of a form in which the accent is in the leftmost (first) slot allowed in the relevant paradigm, or reflecting an ancestral Proto-Indo-European form in which this was the case, as opposed to tending to shift to the right.

    (Indo European studies, especially)In the nominative, accusative or vocative case, regardless of number, or sometimes in the locative singular.

    Strong *dʰéh₁-mn̥, weak *dʰh₁-mén-.

  12. (Indo European studies, especially)Typically, of a conjugation which is singular and active; i.e., excluding dual and plural numbers and passive/middle voices.

Examples

2793 sentences
  1. The strong must help the weak.

    Сильні повинні допомогати слабким.

    ruСильный должен помогать слабому.

    deDie Starken müssen den Schwachen helfen.

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  2. Our baseball team is very strong.

    Наша бейсбольна команда дуже сильна.

    ruНаша бейсбольная команда очень сильна.

    deUnsere Baseballmannschaft ist sehr stark.

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  3. My brother is small but strong.

    Мій брат малий, але сильний.

    ruМой брат маленький, но сильный.

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  4. He is strong as a horse.

    Він сильний як кінь.

    ruОн силён как бык.

    deEr ist so stark wie ein Pferd.

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  5. He is stronger than I am.

    Він сильніший, ніж я.

    ruОн сильнее меня.

    deEr hat mehr Kraft als ich.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
capable of producing great physical force:
Русский
By meaning 7
capable of producing great physical force:
capable of withstanding great physical force:
highly stimulating to the senses:
having an offensive or intense odor or flavor:
having a high concentration of an essential or active ingredient:
grammar: irregular:
fast moving water:
Deutsch
By meaning 4
capable of producing great physical force:
determined, unyielding:
having an offensive or intense odor or flavor:
convincing:

Origin

From Middle English strong, strang, from Old English strang (“strong”), from Proto-West Ge

From Middle English strong, strang, from Old English strang (“strong”), from Proto-West Germanic *strang (“severe, strict, rigorous, strong”), from Proto-Germanic *strangaz (“tight, strict, straight, strong”), from Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ- (“taut, stiff, tight”).

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Forms

stronger, strongest
Comparativestronger Lesson
Superlativestrongest Lesson

regular

Synonyms

24 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • freshly made or left:warm
  • strong and sure:firm
  • being distilled rather than fermented; having a high alcoholic content:hard
  • having a strong physiological or chemical effect:potentstiff
  • having or wielding force or authority:potent
  • of good quality and condition; solidly built:solidsubstantial

Antonyms

5 antonyms

Word family

47 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • stronger stronger
  • stronger stronger than
  • strong enough to
  • is stronger stronger
  • strong enough
  • is strong enough
  • as strong as
  • lot stronger stronger
  • getting stronger stronger
  • a very strong
  • much stronger stronger
  • is a strong

See also

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