strong

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Etymology[edit]

From Middle English strong, strang, from Old English strong, strang (“strong, powerful, mighty, able; firm, constant, resolute, strenuous, hardy; hard, severe, fierce, stern, strict; bold, brave; valid, assured; effective, producing a great effect, potent; earnest; arduous, violent”), from Proto-Germanic *strangaz (“tight, strict, straight, strong”), from Proto-Indo-European *streng-, *strenk- (“taut, stiff, tight”). Cognate with Scots strang (“strong”), Saterland Frisian strang, West Frisian string (“austere, strict, harsh, severe, stern, stark, tough”), Dutch streng (“strict, severe, tight”), German streng (“strict, severe, austere”), Swedish sträng, strang (“severe, strict, harsh”), Norwegian strang (“strong, harsh, bitter”), Icelandic strangur (“strict”).

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Adjective[edit]

strong (comparative stronger, superlative strongest)

  1. Capable of producing great physical force.
    a big strong man
    Jake was tall and strong.
  2. Capable of withstanding great physical force.
    a strong foundation
    good strong shoes
  3. 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.
  4. Determined; unyielding.
    He is strong in the face of adversity.
  5. Highly stimulating to the senses.
    a strong light
    a strong taste
  6. Having an offensive or intense odor or flavor.
    a strong smell
  7. Having a high concentration of an essential or active ingredient.
    a strong cup of coffee
    a strong medicine
  8. (specifically) Having a high alcoholic content.
    a strong drink
  9. (grammar) Inflecting in a different manner than the one called weak, such as Germanic verbs which change vowels
    a strong verb
  10. (military) Not easily subdued or taken.
    a strong position
  11. (slang, US) Impressive, good.
    You're working with troubled youth in your off time? That’s strong!
  12. Having a specified number of people or units.
    The enemy's army force was five thousand strong.
  13. (of a disease or symptom) severe (very bad or intense)
    • 2005, Andrew Gaeddert, Healing Immune Disorders: Natural Defense-Building Solutions, North Atlantic Books, page 221:
      Physicians may diagnosis influenza by a throat culture or blood test, which may be important if you have a particularly strong flu, if your doctor suspects pneumonia or a bacterial infection.
  14. (mathematics, logic) Having a wide range of logical consequences; widely applicable. (Often contrasted with a weak statement which it implies.)

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Antonyms[edit]

  • (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

Translations[edit]

capable of producing great physical force
capable of withstanding great physical force
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
military: not easily subdued or taken
impressive
having a specified number of people or units
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Adverb[edit]

strong (not comparable)

  1. In a strong manner.

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Translations[edit]

in a strong manner

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Middle English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old English strang.

Adjective[edit]

strong

  1. strong

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Tok Pisin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

English strong

Adjective[edit]

strong

  1. Capable of producing great physical force; strong.
  2. Capable of withstanding great physical force; strong.
  3. Determined, unyielding.

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Noun[edit]

strong

  1. Strength
    • 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Genesis 1:22 (translation here):
      Na God i mekim gutpela tok bilong givim strong long ol. Em i tokim ol olsem, “Yupela ol kain kain samting bilong solwara, yupela i mas kamap planti na pulapim olgeta hap bilong solwara. Na yupela ol pisin, yupela i mas kamap planti long graun.”


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