What does “hard” mean?
- 1
adjectivedifficult to do or understand
The test was harder than I expected.
- 2
adjectivefirm and solid; not easy to bend or press
This bed is too hard for me.
- 3
adverbwith a lot of effort or force
She works hard every day.
Hard at a glance
- Part of speech
- adjective & adverb
- CEFR level
- A1 (beginner)
- Pronunciation
- /hɑrd/ · HARD
How to use “hard” correctly
“Hard” is also the adverb: “work hard”. “Hardly” means “almost not”: “I hardly slept” means I slept very little.
Common phrases with “hard”
- work hard
- hard work
- a hard time
- try hard
Synonyms, opposites and related words
Antonyms (opposite meaning)
- easy
- soft
Word family
- harden
- hardly
- hardship
Idioms with “hard”
- Between a rock and a hard place: In a difficult situation where every choice is bad.
- A hard nut to crack: A difficult problem to solve or a person who is difficult to understand or persuade.
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