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 Definitions of Strong  [ˈstrɔŋ gɪst, ˈstrɒŋ-]  

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Definition of 'Strong' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (adj.) strong
having, showing, or involving great bodily or muscular power; physically vigorous or robust.

2.  strong
mentally powerful or vigorous.

3.  strong
very able, competent, or powerful in a specific field or respect:
She is strong in mathematics.

4.  strong
of great moral power, firmness, or courage.

5.  strong
powerful in influence, authority, resources, or means of prevailing:
a strong nation.

6.  strong
aggressive; willful:
a strong personality.

7.  strong
of great force, effectiveness, potency, or cogency:
strong arguments.

8.  strong
clear and firm; loud:
a strong voice.

9.  strong
well-supplied or rich in something specified:
a strong hand in trumps.

10.  strong
able to resist strain, force, wear, etc.:
strong cloth.

11.  strong
firm or unfaltering under trial:
strong faith.

12.  strong
fervent; zealous; thoroughgoing:
a strong liberal.

13.  strong
strenuous or energetic; vigorous:
strong efforts.

14.  strong
moving or acting with force or vigor:
strong winds.

15.  strong
distinct or marked, as an impression or a resemblance.

16.  strong
intense, as light or color.

17.  strong
having a large proportion of the effective or essential properties or ingredients:
strong tea.

18.  strong
(of a beverage or food) containing much alcohol.

19.  strong
having a high degree of flavor or odor:
strong cheese.

20.  strong
having an unpleasant or offensive flavor or odor.

21.  strong
(of language) offensive or severely critical.

22.  strong
of a designated number:
an army 20,000 strong.

23.  strong
characterized by steady or advancing prices:
a strong market.

24.  strong
(of verbs in Germanic languages) forming the past tense and usu. the past participle by a vowel change in the root, as sing, sang, sung; ride, rode, ridden.

25.  strong
(of a word or syllable) stressed.

26.  strong
having great magnifying or refractive power:
a strong microscope.

27. (adv.) strong
in a strong manner.


Definition of 'Strong' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (adj) strong
having strength or power greater than average or expected
"a strong radio signal"; "strong medicine"; "a strong man"

2. (adj) strong
not faint or feeble
"a strong odor of burning rubber"

3. (adj) potent, strong
having or wielding force or authority
"providing the ground soldier with increasingly potent weapons"

4. (adj) potent, strong, stiff
having a strong physiological or chemical effect
"a potent toxin"; "potent liquor"; "a potent cup of tea", "a stiff drink"

5. (adj) impregnable, inviolable, secure, strong, unassailable, unattackable
immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with
"an impregnable fortress"; "fortifications that made the frontier inviolable"; "a secure telephone connection"

6. (adj) solid, strong, substantial
of good quality and condition; solidly built
"a solid foundation"; "several substantial timber buildings"

7. (adj) strong
of verbs not having standard (or regular) inflection
"`sing' is a strong verb"

8. (adj) hard, strong
being distilled rather than fermented; having a high alcoholic content
"hard liquor"

9. (adj) strong, warm
freshly made or left
"a warm trail"; "the scent is warm"

10. (adj) firm, strong
strong and sure
"a firm grasp"; "gave a strong pull on the rope"


Definition of 'Strong' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (adjective) strong
physically powerful
her strong legs; I was surprised at how strong he was.

2.  strong
(of a natural force) having a lot of power
strong winds/currents; The sun is strong today.

3.  strong
(of a feeling or idea) having a powerful influence on actions or decisions
strong arguments against the new power plant; a strong sense of duty; The evidence against him was strong.

4.  strong
(of a person) being very serious about a feeling or idea
a strong believer in eating a healthy diet; a strong opponent of the energy bill

5.  strong
likely to win, succeed, or happen
a strong Democratic candidate; There's a strong chance that she'll agree.

6.  strong
not easy to break
The branch was strong enough to hold us.

7.  strong
(of a color, smell, or feeling) having a powerful effect; = intense
the strong smell of garlic; strong reds and golds; I felt a strong sensation of burning.

8.  strong
skilled or effective at doing sth
students who are strong readers; As a leader she was very strong.

9.  strong
healthy
With the new medication, she's getting stronger.

10.  strong
difficult to end or destroy
the government's strong ties with terrorist groups

11.  strong
likely to keep its financial value
a strong economy/dollar; The oil and gas industry remains strong.

12.  strong
(of an accent) easy to notice
her strong Brazilian accent

13.  strong
(of food) having a lot of flavor
strong coffee

14.  strong
strong language
swear words
The movie gets its rating for strong language and sex.; I strongly believe she is telling the truth.; I felt strongly that the plan was good.; The clothes smelled strongly of smoke.


Definition of 'Strong' Webster Dictionary 

1.  Strong
having active physical power, or great physical power to act; having a power of exerting great bodily force; vigorous

2.  Strong
having passive physical power; having ability to bear or endure; firm; hale; sound; robust; as, a strong constitution; strong health

3.  Strong
solid; tough; not easily broken or injured; able to withstand violence; able to sustain attacks; not easily subdued or taken; as, a strong beam; a strong rock; a strong fortress or town

4.  Strong
having great military or naval force; powerful; as, a strong army or fleet; a nation strong at sea

5.  Strong
having great wealth, means, or resources; as, a strong house, or company of merchants

6.  Strong
reaching a certain degree or limit in respect to strength or numbers; as, an army ten thousand strong

7.  Strong
moving with rapidity or force; violent; forcible; impetuous; as, a strong current of water or wind; the wind was strong from the northeast; a strong tide

8.  Strong
adapted to make a deep or effectual impression on the mind or imagination; striking or superior of the kind; powerful; forcible; cogent; as, a strong argument; strong reasons; strong evidence; a strong example; strong language

9.  Strong
ardent; eager; zealous; earnestly engaged; as, a strong partisan; a strong Whig or Tory

10.  Strong
having virtues of great efficacy; or, having a particular quality in a great degree; as, a strong powder or tincture; a strong decoction; strong tea or coffee

11.  Strong
full of spirit; containing a large proportion of alcohol; intoxicating; as, strong liquors

12.  Strong
affecting any sense powerfully; as, strong light, colors, etc.; a strong flavor of onions; a strong scent

13.  Strong
solid; nourishing; as, strong meat

14.  Strong
well established; firm; not easily overthrown or altered; as, a strong custom; a strong belief

15.  Strong
violent; vehement; earnest; ardent

16.  Strong
having great force, vigor, power, or the like, as the mind, intellect, or any faculty; as, a man of a strong mind, memory, judgment, or imagination

17.  Strong
vigorous; effective; forcible; powerful

18.  Strong
tending to higher prices; rising; as, a strong market

19.  Strong
pertaining to, or designating, a verb which forms its preterit (imperfect) by a variation in the root vowel, and the past participle (usually) by the addition of -en (with or without a change of the root vowel); as in the verbs strive, strove, striven; break, broke, broken; drink, drank, drunk. Opposed to weak, or regular. See Weak

20.  Strong
applied to forms in Anglo-Saxon, etc., which retain the old declensional endings. In the Teutonic languages the vowel stems have held the original endings most firmly, and are called strong; the stems in -n are called weak other constant stems conform, or are irregular


Translation of 'Strong' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: firm, sound, or powerful, and therefore not easily broken, destroyed, attacked, defeated, resisted, or affected by weariness, illness etc
strong furniture; a strong castle; a strong wind; She's a strong swimmer; He has a very strong will/personality; He has never been very strong (= healthy); He is not strong enough to lift that heavy table.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: sterk Arabic flag Arabic: قَوي Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: здрав
Brazilian flag Brazilian: forte Czech flag Czech: silný, mocný, zdatný German flag German: stark
Danish flag Danish: solid; stærk Greek flag Greek: γερός, δυνατός Spanish flag Spanish: fuerte
Estonian flag Estonian: tugev, kindel Farsi flag Farsi: نيرومند Finnish flag Finnish: voimakas
French flag French: fort Hebrew flag Hebrew: חָזָק Hindi flag Hindi: प्रभावशाली, शक्तिशाली, ते
Croatian flag Croatian: snažan, moćan Hungarian flag Hungarian: erős Indonesian flag Indonesian: kuat
Icelandic flag Icelandic: sterkur Italian flag Italian: forte Japanese flag Japanese: 強い
Korean flag Korean: 강한 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: stiprus, tvirtas Latvian flag Latvian: stiprs; spēcīgs
Malay flag Malay: kuat Dutch flag Dutch: sterk Norwegian flag Norwegian: sterk, robust, kraftig
Polish flag Polish: silny, mocny Persian flag Persian: نيرومند Pashto flag Pashto: قوی
Romanian flag Romanian: pu­ter­nic, plin de forţă Russian flag Russian: прочный; сильный; крепкий Slovak flag Slovak: silný, odolný, zdatný
Slovenian flag Slovenian: močen Serbian flag Serbian: snažan Swedish flag Swedish: stark
Thai flag Thai: แข็งแรง Turkish flag Turkish: kuvvetli, sağlam, dayanık Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 牢固的,堅強的,強壯的
Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: сильний; здоровий Urdu flag Urdu: مضبوط Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: bền , vững, chắc chắn, ki
Chinese flag Chinese: 牢固的,坚强的,强壮的

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