English dictionary
hard
adjectivePronunciation
hɑːd
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
adjective
- not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
adjective
- characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort
adjective
- dried out
adjective
- unfortunate or hard to bear
adjective
- resisting weight or pressure
adjective
- dispassionate
adjective
- (of speech sounds); produced with the back of the tongue raised toward or touching the velum
adjective
- (of light) transmitted directly from a pointed light source
adjective
- being distilled rather than fermented; having a high alcoholic content
adjective
- given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquors
adjective
- produced without vibration of the vocal cords
adjective
- very strong or vigorous
adverb
- with effort or force or vigor
adverb
- to the full extent possible; all the way
adverb
- slowly and with difficulty
adverb
- causing great damage or hardship
adverb
- with firmness
adverb
- earnestly or intently
adverb
- with pain or distress or bitterness
adverb
- very near or close in space or time
adverb
- into a solid condition
adverb
- indulging excessively
Example sentences
a difficult task
nesting places on the cliffs are difficult of access
difficult times
why is it so hard for you to keep a secret?
worked their arduous way up the mining valley
a grueling campaign
hard labor
heavy work
heavy going
hard dry rolls left over from the day before
had hard luck
a tough break
took a hard look
a hard bargainer
Russian distinguished between hard consonants and palatalized or soft consonants
hard liquor
a hard drinker
unvoiced consonants such as ‘p’ and ‘k’ and ‘s’
a hard left to the chin
a knockout punch
a severe blow
the team played hard
worked hard all day
pressed hard on the lever
hit the ball hard
slammed the door hard
hard alee
the ship went hard astern
swung the wheel hard left
prejudices die hard
he was so dizzy he could hardly stand up straight
industries hit hard by the depression
she was severely affected by the bank's failure
held hard to the railing
thought hard about it
stared hard at the accused
he took the rejection very hard
it stands hard by the railroad tracks
they were hard on his heels
a strike followed hard upon the plant's opening
concrete that sets hard within a few hours
he drank heavily