HARDEN


Meaning of HARDEN in English

(~s, ~ing, ~ed)

1.

When something ~s or when you ~ it, it becomes stiff or firm.

Mould the mixture into shape while hot, before it ~s...

Give the cardboard two or three coats of varnish to ~ it.

VERB: V, V n

2.

When an attitude or opinion ~s or is ~ed, it becomes harsher, stronger, or fixed.

Their action can only serve to ~ the attitude of landowners...

The bitter split which has developed within Solidarity is likely to ~ further into separation.

VERB: V n, V

~ing

...a ~ing of the government’s attitude towards rebellious parts of the army.

N-SING: usu N of n

3.

When prices and economies ~, they become much more stable than they were.

Property prices are just beginning to ~ again.

VERB: V

4.

When events ~ people or when people ~, they become less easily affected emotionally and less sympathetic and gentle than they were before.

Her years of drunken bickering ~ed my heart...

All of a sudden my heart ~ed against her.

VERB: V n, V against n

5.

If you say that someone’s face or eyes ~, you mean that they suddenly look serious or angry.

His smile died and the look in his face ~ed.

VERB: V

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