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hard
What does hard mean?
hard (adjective): difficult or requiring a lot of effort to do, understand, experience, or deal with.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use hard in a sentence?
- Why is it so hard for you to keep a secret? (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce hard?
/hɑɹd/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does hard come from?
From Middle English hard, from Old English heard.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of hard?
Words related to hard
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “hard” mean?
difficult or requiring a lot of effort to do, understand, experience, or deal with
Right! That's what “hard” means.
of a color between black and white, having neutral hue and intermediate brightness
Not quite: that's what gray means.
not at all related: totally unrelated, wholly unconnected, completely inapplicable
Not quite: that's what irrelevant means.
of, pertaining to or originating from beyond the outer surface, limit or boundary
Not quite: that's what outside means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “hard”?
difficult
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different
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available
Not quite: available means something else.
important
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