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How to pronounce “hard

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Pronunciation guide for hard

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Practice the English pronunciation of hard with real speech in context.
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Real speech example
The Meta-Problem of Consciousnessit always struck me that the most interesting and hardest
Definition summary
(of material or fluid) Solid and firm.

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How to pronounce hard

The Meta-Problem of Consciousness

it always struck me that the most interesting and hardest

Example Sentences

A Deep Dive Into “hard

Meaning

  • [Adjective]
  • (of material or fluid) Solid and firm.
  • (personal or social) Having a severe property; presenting difficulty.
  • Unquestionable; unequivocal.
  • (of a road intersection) Having a comparatively larger or a ninety-degree angle.
  • (slang, vulgar, of a male) Sexually aroused; having an erect penis.
  • (bodybuilding) Having muscles that are tightened as a result of intense, regular exercise.
  • (phonetics, not comparable) Fortis.
  • (Slavic phonology) Velarized or plain, rather than palatalized.
  • (art) Having a severe property; presenting a barrier to enjoyment.
  • (not comparable)
  • (politics) Far, extreme.
  • Of silk: not having had the natural gum boiled off.
  • (finance) Of a market: having more demand than supply; being a seller's market.
  • (pornography) Hardcore.
  • [Adverb]
  • (manner) With much force or effort.
  • (manner) With difficulty.
  • (obsolete) So as to raise difficulties.
  • (manner) Compactly.
  • (now archaic) Near, close.
  • [Noun]
  • (countable, nautical) A firm or paved beach or slope convenient for hauling vessels out of the water.
  • (countable, motor racing) A tyre whose compound is softer than superhards, and harder than mediums.
  • (uncountable, drugs, slang) Crack cocaine.
  • (uncountable, slang) Hard labor.
  • [Verb]
  • (transitive, obsolete) To make hard, harden.

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