stronger
Said of one proposition with respect to another one: that the former entails the…Said of one proposition with respect to another one: that the former entails the latter, but the latter does not entail the former.
Meaning
2 sensesSaid of one proposition with respect to another one: that the former entails the latter, but the latter does not entail the former.
Better.
Compared to the previous semester, my grades now are a lot stronger.
Examples
565 sentencesHe is stronger than I am.
Він сильніший, ніж я. — deniko
ruОн сильнее меня. — marafon
deEr hat mehr Kraft als ich. — MUIRIEL
Tom is stronger than he looks.
Том сильніший, ніж виглядає. — deniko
Tom is stronger than I am.
Том сильніший від мене. — deniko
ruТом сильнее меня. — Wezel
Tom thinks he's stronger than me.
Том вважає, що він сильніший за мене. — deniko
ruТом думает, что он сильнее меня. — marafon
deTom glaubt, er sei stärker als ich. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom is stronger than you think.
Том сильніший, ніж ти вважаєш. — deniko
ruТом сильнее, чем ты думаешь. — odexed
Origin
From Middle English strongere, strengere (“stronger”), from Old English strongra, strengraFrom Middle English strongere, strengere (“stronger”), from Old English strongra, strengra (“stronger”), from Proto-Germanic *strangizô (“*stronger”), comparative of Proto-Germanic *strangaz (“strong”), equivalent to strong + -er. More at strong.
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Antonyms
1 antonymsCollocations
8 patterns- stronger stronger
- stronger stronger than
- is stronger stronger
- lot stronger stronger
- getting stronger stronger
- much stronger stronger
- stronger stronger now
- stronger now
See also
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