Meanings
verbforhard (third-person singular simple present forhards, present participle forharding, simple past and past participle forharded)
present singular third person forhards · participle present forharding · participle past forharded · past forharded
- ambitransitiveobsoleteTo harden up.
Origin
- Old Englishforheardian“to grow hard”
- Middle Englishforhardien
- Englishforhard
From Middle English forhardien, from Old English forheardian (“to grow hard”), equivalent to for- + hard.
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APA
forhard. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forhard
MLA
“forhard.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forhard. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “forhard,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forhard.
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