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Harder vs Harden - What's the difference?

harder | harden |

As an adjective harder

is comparative of hard.

As a noun harder

is any of several species of mullet often used to make bokkoms.

As a verb harden is

to become hard (tough, resistant to pressure).

harder

English

Etymology 1

Adjective

(head)
  • (hard)
    • He is more likely to succeed because he tries harder .
    Steel is harder than copper so we use steel tools to cut copper pipes.

    Etymology 2

    (etyl) harder'' / ''herder : mullet.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (South Africa) Any of several species of mullet often used to make bokkoms.
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    harden

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To become hard (tough, resistant to pressure).
  • (ergative) To make something hard or harder (tough, resistant to pressure).
  • (dated) To become or make a person or thing resistant or less sensitive.
    • When thou goest to return into Egypt, see that thou do all those wonders before Pharaoh, which I have put in thine hand: but I will harden his heart, that he shall not let the people go. — KJV, Exodus 4:21

    Derived terms

    * harden someone's heart

    Anagrams

    * English ergative verbs ----