Meanings
harder1
- 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
Harder3
Origin
harder · noun
- Afrikaanshaarder“mullet”
- Englishharder
From Afrikaans haarder (“mullet”).
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Cite this entry
harder. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/harder
“harder.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/harder. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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