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- Dictionaryhard/hɑːd/
adjective
- 1. solid, firm, and rigid; not easily broken, bent, or pierced: "the slate broke on the hard floor" Similar Opposite
- 2. done with a great deal of force or strength: "a hard whack" Similar Opposite
adverb
- 1. with a great deal of effort: "they work hard at school" Similar Opposite
- 2. so as to be solid or firm: "the mortar has set hard"
noun
- 1. a road leading down across a foreshore. British
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- English (US)
HARD meaning: 1. not easy to bend, cut, or break: 2....
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HARD translate: hart, schwer, schwierig, hart, streng, hart,...
- Hard: Italian Translation
HARD translate: duro, duro, difficile, duro, gravoso,...
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- English (US)
Learn the various meanings and uses of the word hard as an adjective, adverb, or noun. Find synonyms, examples, and related expressions for hard.
Learn the various meanings and uses of the word hard as an adjective and an adverb. Find synonyms, antonyms, examples, and related phrases for hard.
- difficult to do, understand or answer. a hard choice/decision/question. hard to do something It is hard to believe that she's only nine. It's hard to see how they can lose.
- full of difficulty and problems, especially because of a lack of money synonym tough. Times were hard at the end of the war. She's had a hard life. opposite easy.
- needing or using a lot of physical strength or mental effort. It's hard work shovelling snow. This is the hardest part of my job. It was one of the hardest things I ever did.
- (of people) putting a lot of effort or energy into an activity. She's a very hard worker. He's hard at work on a new novel. When I left they were all still hard at it (= working hard).
1. a. Resistant to pressure; not readily penetrated; firm or solid: a hard material. b. Well protected from an attack, as by aerial bombardment: bunkers and other hard targets. 2. a. Requiring great effort or endurance: a hard assignment. b. Performed with or marked by great diligence or energy: a project that required years of hard work.
Hard, difficult both describe something resistant to one's efforts or one's endurance. Hard is the general word: hard times; It was hard to endure the severe weather. Difficult means not easy, and particularly denotes that which requires special effort or skill: a difficult task.
hard not easy; needing effort or skill to do or understand: Teaching high school students is hard work. It was one of the hardest things I ever did. difficult or hard?