strong.
Capable of producing great physical force.
Meaning & usage
Capable of producing great physical force.
a big strong man; Jake was tall and strong
The man was nearly drowned after a strong undercurrent swept him out to sea.
Capable of withstanding great physical force.
a strong foundation; good strong shoes
Possessing power, might, or strength.
Determined; unyielding.
He is strong in the face of adversity.
Highly stimulating to the senses.
a strong light; a strong taste
Having an offensive or intense odor or flavor.
a strong smell
Having a high concentration of an essential or active ingredient.
a strong cup of coffee; a strong medicine
Having a high alcoholic content.
a strong drink
Inflecting in a different manner than the one called weak, such as Germanic verbs which change vowels.
a strong verb
Of a form in which the accent is in the leftmost (first) slot allowed in the relevant paradigm, or reflecting an ancestral Proto-Indo-European form in which this was the case, as opposed to tending to shift to the right.
PIE strong stems were most frequently in the full grade (e-grade), less often in the o-grade (though more common in thematic nouns and stative verbs) and least often in the zero grade.
Of a form in which the accent is in the leftmost (first) slot allowed in the relevant paradigm, or reflecting an ancestral Proto-Indo-European form in which this was the case, as opposed to tending to shift to the right. In the nominative, accusative or vocative case, regardless of number, or sometimes in the locative singular.
Strong *dʰéh₁-mn̥, weak *dʰh₁-mén-.
Of a form in which the accent is in the leftmost (first) slot allowed in the relevant paradigm, or reflecting an ancestral Proto-Indo-European form in which this was the case, as opposed to tending to shift to the right. Typically, of a conjugation which is singular and active; i.e., excluding dual and plural numbers and passive/middle voices.
Strong *dʰéh₁- (e.g. *dʰéh₁m̥ (“I put”), *dʰéh₁oh₂ (“I would put”)), weak *dʰh₁- (e.g. *dʰh₁ént (“they all put”), active participle *dʰh₁ónts, *dʰh₁tó (“(he/she/it) is placed”), middle participle *dʰh₁m̥h₁nós).
That completely ionizes into anions and cations in a solution.
a strong acid; a strong base
Not easily subdued or taken.
a strong position
Having wealth or resources.
a strong economy
Impressive, good.
You're working with troubled youth in your off time? That’s strong!
Having a specified number of people or units.
The enemy's army force was five thousand strong.
Severe; very bad or intense.
Having a wide range of logical consequences; widely applicable. (Often contrasted with a weak statement which it implies.)
Convincing.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English strong, strang, from Old English strang (“strong”), from Proto-West Germanic *strang (“severe, strict, rigorous, strong”), from Proto-Germanic *strangaz (“tight, strict, straight, strong”), from Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ- (“taut, stiff, tight”). Cognate with Scots strang (“strong”), West Frisian strang, string (“strict, harsh, severe, stern, stark, tough, strong, intense”), Dutch streng (“strict, severe, tight”), dialectal Dutch strang (“tight, strict, powerful, intense, mighty, strong”), German streng (“strict, severe, austere”), Danish and Norwegian streng (“strong, hard”), Norwegian strang (“strong, harsh, bitter”), Swedish sträng, strang (“severe, strict, harsh”), Faroese and Icelandic strangur (“strict”), Latin stringō (“tighten”). Related to strict and string.
Strong people, collectively.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English strong, strang, from Old English strang (“strong”), from Proto-West Germanic *strang (“severe, strict, rigorous, strong”), from Proto-Germanic *strangaz (“tight, strict, straight, strong”), from Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ- (“taut, stiff, tight”). Cognate with Scots strang (“strong”), West Frisian strang, string (“strict, harsh, severe, stern, stark, tough, strong, intense”), Dutch streng (“strict, severe, tight”), dialectal Dutch strang (“tight, strict, powerful, intense, mighty, strong”), German streng (“strict, severe, austere”), Danish and Norwegian streng (“strong, hard”), Norwegian strang (“strong, harsh, bitter”), Swedish sträng, strang (“severe, strict, harsh”), Faroese and Icelandic strangur (“strict”), Latin stringō (“tighten”). Related to strict and string.
In a strong manner.
As a salesperson I always come on strong.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English strong, strang, from Old English strang (“strong”), from Proto-West Germanic *strang (“severe, strict, rigorous, strong”), from Proto-Germanic *strangaz (“tight, strict, straight, strong”), from Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ- (“taut, stiff, tight”). Cognate with Scots strang (“strong”), West Frisian strang, string (“strict, harsh, severe, stern, stark, tough, strong, intense”), Dutch streng (“strict, severe, tight”), dialectal Dutch strang (“tight, strict, powerful, intense, mighty, strong”), German streng (“strict, severe, austere”), Danish and Norwegian streng (“strong, hard”), Norwegian strang (“strong, harsh, bitter”), Swedish sträng, strang (“severe, strict, harsh”), Faroese and Icelandic strangur (“strict”), Latin stringō (“tighten”). Related to strict and string.
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