hard up

H h

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [hahrd uhp]
- /hɑrd ʌp/
- /hɑːd ʌp/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hahrd uhp]
- /hɑrd ʌp/

Definitions of hard up words

adjective hard up not soft; solid and firm to the touch; unyielding to pressure and impenetrable or almost impenetrable. 1
adjective hard up firmly formed; tight: a hard knot. 1
adjective hard up difficult to do or accomplish; fatiguing; troublesome: a hard task. 1
adjective hard up difficult or troublesome with respect to an action, situation, person, etc.: hard to please; a hard time. 1
adjective hard up difficult to deal with, manage, control, overcome, or understand: a hard problem. 1
adjective hard up involving a great deal of effort, energy, or persistence: hard labor; hard study. 1

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Origin of hard up

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; Middle English; Old English heard; cognate with Dutch hard, German hart, Old Norse harthr, Gothic hardus; akin to Greek kratýs strong, Ionic dial. kártos strength (cf. -cracy)

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Parts of speech for Hard up

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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hard up popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for hard up

adj hard up

destitute — Someone who is destitute has no money or possessions.
impoverished — reduced to poverty.
poor — having little or no money, goods, or other means of support: a poor family living on welfare.
poverty-stricken — suffering from poverty; extremely poor: poverty-stricken refugees.

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