Meanings
verbtoughen up (third-person singular simple present toughens up, present participle toughening up, simple past and past participle toughened up)
present singular third person toughens up · participle present toughening up · participle past toughened up · past toughened up
- ambitransitiveidiomaticTo make or become mentally tougher.
Translations
Czech vzmužit
- vzmužitmake or become mentally tougher
German abhärten
- abhärtenmake or become mentally tougher
Irish cruaigh
- cruaighmake or become mentally tougher
Māori whakamārohirohi
- whakamārohirohimake or become mentally tougher
Polish wzmacniać, wzmocnić
- wzmacniaćmake or become mentally tougher
- wzmocnićmake or become mentally tougher
- hartowaćmake or become mentally tougher
- zahartowaćmake or become mentally tougher
Cite this entry
APA
toughen up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toughen%20up
MLA
“toughen up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toughen%20up. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “toughen up,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toughen%20up.
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