Harden — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

become hard or harder

make hard or harder

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈɑːɹdən/

🇬🇧British English

/hˈɑːdən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/hˈɑːdən/

2 syllables Say it as /hˈɑːɹdən/.

Examples

The wax hardened
The cold hardened the butter
temper steel

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

temper inure indurate season

Antonyms

soften

Parts of Speech

verb	become hard or harder “The wax hardened”
verb	make hard or harder “The cold hardened the butter”
verb	harden by reheating and cooling in oil “temper steel”
verb	make fit “This trip will season even the hardiest traveller”
verb	cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate “He was inured to the cold”

Word Forms

hardening	noun	the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization
induration	noun	any pathological hardening or thickening of tissue
temper	noun	the elasticity and hardness of a metal object; its ability to absorb considerable energy before cracking
tempering	noun	hardening something by heat treatment
temperance	noun	the act of tempering

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

härten

hart oder härter werden

🇫🇷French

durcir

devenir dur ou plus dur

🇪🇸Spanish

endurecer

volverse duro o más duro

🇮🇹Italian

indurire

diventare duro o più difficile

🇳🇱Dutch

verharden

moeilijk of moeilijker worden

🇵🇹Portuguese

endurecer

tornar-se difícil ou mais difícil

🇷🇺Russian

затвердевать

стать твердым или труднее

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कठोर बनाना

कठोर या कठिन हो जाना

🇧🇩Bengali

শক্ত করা

কঠিন বা কঠিন হয়ে

🇮🇳Tamil

கடினப்படுத்து

கடினமாக அல்லது கடினமாக ஆக

🇮🇳Telugu

గట్టిపడతాయి

కఠినంగా లేదా కఠినంగా మారండి

🇮🇳Marathi

कठोर करणे

कठोर किंवा कठोर बनणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

સખત

સખત અથવા સખત બનો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗಟ್ಟಿಯಾಗುತ್ತದೆ

ಗಟ್ಟಿಯಾಗು ಅಥವಾ ಗಟ್ಟಿಯಾಗು

🇮🇳Malayalam

കഠിനമാക്കുക

കഠിനമോ കഠിനമോ ആകുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਖ਼ਤ

ਸਖ਼ਤ ਜਾਂ ਸਖ਼ਤ ਬਣੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

سخت

سخت یا سخت ہو جاؤ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

硬化

变得坚硬或更难

🇯🇵Japanese

硬化する

硬くなったり硬くなったり

🇰🇷Korean

강하게 하다

힘들어지거나 힘들어지다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cứng lại

trở nên khó khăn hoặc khó khăn hơn

🇹🇭Thai

แข็งตัว

กลายเป็นเรื่องยากหรือหนักขึ้น

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengeras

menjadi keras atau sulit

🇵🇭Filipino

tumigas

maging mahirap o mas mahirap

🇲🇾Malay

mengeras

menjadi keras atau lebih keras

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تصلب

تصبح صعبة أو أصعب

🇮🇷Persian

سفت شدن

سخت یا سخت تر شود

🇹🇷Turkish

sertleşmek

zor ya da daha zor hale gelmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַקְשִׁיחַ

להיות קשה או קשה יותר

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