strong
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Middle English < Old English strang.
[edit] Pronunciation
- (RP) enPR: strŏng, IPA: /stɹɒŋ/, SAMPA: /strQN/
- Rhymes: -ɒŋ
- (GenAm, cot–caught merger) enPR: strŏng, IPA: /stɹɑŋ/, SAMPA: /strAN/
- (US) enPR: strŏng, IPA: /stɹɔŋ/, SAMPA: /strON/
[edit] Adjective
strong (comparative stronger, superlative strongest)
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- capable of producing great physical force.
- a big strong man
- Jake was tall and strong.
- capable of withstanding great physical force
- a strong foundation
- good strong shoes
- fast moving water, wind, etc, which has a lot of power.
- The man was nearly drowned after a strong undercurrent swept him out to sea.
- determined, unyielding
- He is strong in the face of adversity.
- highly stimulating to the senses
- a strong light
- a strong taste
- having an offensive or intense odor or flavor
- a strong smell
- having a high concentration of an essential or active ingredient
- a strong cup of coffee
- a strong medicine
- having a high alcoholic content
- a strong drink
- (grammar) inflecting in a different manner than the one called weak, such as Germanic verbs which change vowels
- a strong verb
- (military) not easily subdued or taken
- a strong position
- (slang) (US) impressive, good
- You’re working with troubled youth in your off time? That’s strong!
[edit] Synonyms
- (capable of producing great physical force): forceful, powerful
- (capable of withstanding great physical force): durable
- (determined, unyielding): ardent, determined, unyielding, zealous
- (highly stimulating to the senses): extreme, intense
- (having an offensive or intense odor or flavor): rank
- (having a high concentration of an essential or active ingredient): concentrated, potent
- (having a high alcoholic content): hard
- (grammar: irregular): irregular
- (military: not easily subdued or taken): impregnable, inviolable, secure, unassailable, unattackable
[edit] Antonyms
- (capable of producing great physical force): forceless, weak
- (capable of withstanding great physical force): fragile
- (having a high concentration of an essential or active ingredient): diluted, impotent, weak
- (grammar: irregular): regular, weak
- (military: not easily subdued or taken): weak
[edit] Translations
capable of producing great physical force
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capable of withstanding great physical force
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fast moving water
determined, unyielding
highly stimulating to the senses
having an offensive or intense odor or flavor
having a high concentration of an essential or active ingredient
having a high alcoholic content
grammar: irregular
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military: not easily subdued or taken
impressive
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- Chinese: 强壮的, 坚固的 (jiāngù de)
- Estonian: tugev
- German: stark (1,2,3,4,5,6), kräftig (1,4)
- Ido: forta
- Italian: forte
- Polish: silny m., silna f., silne n.
- Spanish: fuerte, resistente
- Tzotzil: tzotz
[edit] See also
[edit] Adverb
strong
- in a strong manner
[edit] Synonyms
- (in a strong manner): forcefully, powerfully, vigorously, strongly
[edit] Antonyms
- (in a strong manner): forcelessly, powerlessly, weakly
[edit] Translations
in a strong manner
[edit] See also
[edit] Tok Pisin
[edit] Adjective
strong
- Capable of producing great physical force; strong.
- Capable of withstanding great physical force; strong.
- Determined, unyielding.
