[
US
/ˈhɑɹd/
]
[ UK /hˈɑːd/ ]
[ UK /hˈɑːd/ ]
ADJECTIVE
-
(of speech sounds); produced with the back of the tongue raised toward or touching the velum
Russian distinguished between hard consonants and palatalized or soft consonants -
dried out
hard dry rolls left over from the day before -
being distilled rather than fermented; having a high alcoholic content
hard liquor -
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
difficult times
a difficult task
nesting places on the cliffs are difficult of access
why is it so hard for you to keep a secret? -
produced without vibration of the vocal cords
unvoiced consonants such as `p' and `k' and `s' -
given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquors
a hard drinker -
dispassionate
took a hard look
a hard bargainer -
very strong or vigorous
strong winds
a knockout punch
a hard left to the chin
a severe blow -
unfortunate or hard to bear
had hard luck
a tough break - (of light) transmitted directly from a pointed light source
- resisting weight or pressure
-
characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort
worked their arduous way up the mining valley
heavy going
hard labor
heavy work
set a punishing pace
a grueling campaign
spent many laborious hours on the project
ADVERB
-
indulging excessively
he drank heavily -
earnestly or intently
stared hard at the accused
thought hard about it -
with effort or force or vigor
hit the ball hard
slammed the door hard
the team played hard
pressed hard on the lever
worked hard all day -
very near or close in space or time
they were hard on his heels
a strike followed hard upon the plant's opening
it stands hard by the railroad tracks -
with pain or distress or bitterness
he took the rejection very hard -
to the full extent possible; all the way
swung the wheel hard left
hard alee
the ship went hard astern -
slowly and with difficulty
prejudices die hard
he was so dizzy he could hardly stand up straight -
with firmness
held hard to the railing -
causing great damage or hardship
she was severely affected by the bank's failure
industries hit hard by the depression -
into a solid condition
concrete that sets hard within a few hours
How To Use hard In A Sentence
- Richardson, are proprietors of shows, and the berouged, bedraggled creatures who exhibit on the platform outside for their living. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 327, January, 1843
- You would be hard pressed to find a young captain or major who hadn't flown combat sorties in the area of operations.
- A lot of human nature can be traced to instinctive behaviors evolved in harder times. ProWomanProLife » Why am I so skeptical?
- Either the recession is biting harder than I had realised or a lot of people are confused about the boundaries between fact and fiction.
- We've got a lot of hard work ahead.
- There is probably room for a touch more earthiness, a little more hardness in her approach to a Don José who is always going to be putty in her hands.
- I find it hard to get my tongue round these Polish names.
- The "lawmen" in the Justice Department, etc, who are doing the hard work to bring these Wall Street criminals to the courthouse will be compromised. Stephen Gyllenhaal: Goldman and Sachs and Lipstick and Rouge
- The tranquility of Birch's daytime views hardly characterized the disputative climate surrounding the building, then and later.
- Small businesses have been hit hard / hard hit by the recession.