hard
/hɑːd/
#292 of 5,000 Core 1000
Translation
Not easy to do, or firm and solid to touch.
Word origin
Comes from the Old English word heard, meaning solid, firm, or strong.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- heard
Examples
test .
"Hard" shows the test is not easy to do.
ground dry.
Here "hard" means the ground felt firm and solid.
language.
"Hard" shows that learning it is not easy.
"Hard" has two main meanings. A hard job or a hard question is not easy and takes a lot of work. A hard thing, like a rock or a wooden floor, is firm and solid when you touch it. The opposite is "easy" for the first meaning, and "soft" for the second.
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