hard
//hɑːd//
Forms
- Comparative
- harder
- Superlative
- hardest
- Comparative
- harder
- Superlative
- hardest
- Plural
- hards
Definitions
1.Solid and firm.
- This bread is so stale and hard, I can barely cut it.
- Stunned, she deleted his number and went home. Then she cracked a hard seltzer, opened her phone’s camera and filmed a TikTok video recounting the evening […].
- While most 1974s remain hard, tannic, hollow wines lacking ripeness, flesh, and character, a number of the Graves estates did produce surprisingly spicy, interesting wines.
2.Having a severe property; presenting difficulty.
- The stag was too hard for the horse.
- This guy always has the hardest fits.
- The senator asked the party chief to put the hard word on his potential rivals.
3.Unquestionable; unequivocal.
- Here are a few techniques to turn a hard "no" into an easy "yes"!
4.Having a comparatively larger or a ninety-degree angle.
- At the intersection, there are two roads going to the left. Take the hard left.
1.With much force or effort.
- He hit the puck hard up the ice.
- The recession hit them especially hard.
- The couple were fucking each other hard.
2.With difficulty.
- His degree was hard earned.
3.Compactly.
- The lake had finally frozen hard.
1.A firm or paved beach or slope convenient for hauling vessels out of the water.
- He brought the dinghy up to the careening hard. Two or three boats lay on their sides on the sloping roadway, but there was no sign of life.
Frequency
Overall
Very common· #430
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Common
- General reading & writing
- Very common
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Uncommon
Related words
Etymology
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”).
Cognates