strong
part of speech
adjective (strong, stronger, strongest)
meaning for a pupil
1) Having a lot of power in your body: "a strong man". tree →
2) Not easy to break or damage: "a strong rope". tree →
3) Having a big effect: "strong wind", "a strong smell". tree →
4) With a lot of flavour: "strong tea". tree →
5) Firm and sure: "a strong belief". tree →
6) Good at something: "a strong reader". tree →
sense in the lessons
In science, strong materials don't break easily; exercise makes muscles strong; strong winds are dangerous. In safety: strong chemicals and strong currents can harm you. Phrases: strong point, going strong, strong-willed, as strong as an ox.
examples
- Exercise makes your muscles strong. tree →
- This rope is very strong. tree →
- A strong wind blew down the tree. tree →
- The coffee is too strong. tree →
- Bleach has a strong smell. tree →
- Maths is her strong subject. tree →
- Grandpa is still going strong. tree →
- Steel is stronger than wood. tree →
- It was very large and strong. tree →
note
Noun: "strength"; adverb: "strongly". Opposite: weak. In science, "strong" materials resist force; "hard" materials resist scratching — not the same.
In the corpora
- A final demand is a warning that a bill is very overdue and stronger action will follow, so acting early is easier.
- Date night is when a couple goes out together, just the two of them, which keeps their friendship strong.
- Grown-ups sometimes cry "happy tears" when they feel strong happy feelings like love or pride.
- Bots have no feelings to hurt, but polite asking keeps your own good habits strong.
- In every case it is a strong guess, not a certainty, so people still check, decide and stay in charge.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «strong» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.