Harder Meaning
/hɑːdə/Definition, CEFR level A2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjcomparative form of hard: more hard
nounAlternative spelling of haarder.
Sentence Examples
Life is hard, but I am harder.
You should study harder.
Life was harder then because neither of us had a job.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The second puzzle was much ____ than the first one, so it took longer.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
He decided to work even ____ to ensure that he would get a promotion by the end of the year.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree English hard English -er English harder From hard + -er.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"For companies such as Trans Pennine Express, it will be even harder. It has the unwelcome claim to being Britain's worst train operator, with recent statistics from the Office of Rail and Road showing it cancelled nearly a quarter of its services in February, with lack of available train crew a real problem."
— 2023 April 5, Philip Haigh, “Comment: Pay deal a positive result”, in RAIL, number 980, page 3:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The second puzzle was much ____ than the first one, so it took longer.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
He decided to work even ____ to ensure that he would get a promotion by the end of the year.