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• hard */*/*/ — I UK [hɑː(r)d] / US [hɑrd] adjective Word forms hard : adjective hard comparative harder superlative hardest 1) stiff, firm, and not easy to bend or break hard wooden benches The plastic was chosen because it is very hard and durable. 2) a)… …   English dictionary

• learn — W1S1 [lə:n US lə:rn] v past tense and past participle learned or learnt [lə:nt US lə:rnt] especially BrE ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(subject/skill)¦ 2¦(find out)¦ 3¦(remember)¦ 4¦(change your behaviour)¦ 5 somebody has learned their lesson 6 learn (something) the …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• learn something the hard way — learn (something) the hard way to obtain knowledge or understanding through experience. We d never done anything like this, so we learned how to build a house the hard way. Since he won t take advice from anyone, I guess he is going to have to… …   New idioms dictionary

• learn the hard way — learn (something) the hard way to obtain knowledge or understanding through experience. We d never done anything like this, so we learned how to build a house the hard way. Since he won t take advice from anyone, I guess he is going to have to… …   New idioms dictionary

• learn the hard way — phrase to learn how to do something by trying to do it and making a lot of mistakes A new computer simulator teaches drivers how to handle a skid before they end up learning the hard way. Thesaurus: to make a mistake, or to do something… …   Useful english dictionary

• learn (something) the hard way — ˌlearn (sth) the ˈhard way idiom to find out how to behave by learning from your mistakes or from unpleasant experiences, rather than from being told Main entry: ↑learnidiom …   Useful english dictionary

• learn it the hard way — learn by experiencing some failures along the way …   English contemporary dictionary

• hard — 1 adjective FIRM TO TOUCH 1 firm and stiff, and difficult to press down, break, or cut: Diamond is the hardest substance known to man. | The plums are much too hard to be eaten now. | The chairs in the waiting room felt hard and uncomfortable.… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• hard — hard1 [ hard ] adjective *** ▸ 1 firm & not easy to break ▸ 2 difficult to do ▸ 3 full of problems ▸ 4 strong & not frightened ▸ 5 unkind/cruel ▸ 6 with much physical force ▸ 7 about water ▸ 8 winter/frost: severe ▸ 9 facts, etc.: can be proved ▸ …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• hard*/*/*/ — [hɑːd] adj I 1) stiff, firm, and not easy to bend or break hard wooden benches[/ex] The ice on the lake was so hard we could walk on it.[/ex] 2) difficult to do Some of the questions were very hard.[/ex] I found the English exam quite hard.[/ex]… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• learn the hard way —    If you learn the hard way, you learn through your own experience, good and bad, rather than from the advice or guidance of others.     His refusal to accept any help meant that he had to learn the hard way …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions