harder

hard·er
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UK/hɑːdə/US/ˈhɑɹdɚ/US[ˈhɑɹɾɚ]

proper noun

A surname.

“He is more likely to succeed because he tries harder.”

CommonScrabble 10

Meanings

harder1

adjective
  1. comparativecomparative form of hard: more hard

    He is more likely to succeed because he tries harder.

    2 more examples

    Steel is harder than copper so we use steel tools to cut copper pipes.

    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

harder2

nounharder (plural harders)

plural harders

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of haarder.

Harder3

proper nounHarder (plural Harders)

plural Harders

Origin

harder · noun

  1. Afrikaanshaarder“mullet”
  2. Englishharder

From Afrikaans haarder (“mullet”).

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APA

harder. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/harder

MLA

“harder.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/harder. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “harder,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/harder.

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