Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

go hard

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.41 in modern English

Syllables: go hard
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To strive to one's utmost; to give one's all in an endeavour, at sport, etc.

Intransitive verb

verb

To be excellent.

Intransitive verb; Slang

verb

To have sex vigorously.

Intransitive verb; Slang

verb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go, hard.

Example Sentences

"If the battle cry of our government’s response to the global financial crisis was “go early, go hard, go households”, this government’s approach to the current crisis seems to be “go late, go half-measures, and go ... well ... go to Hillsong”."
"Did you hear this band's new album? Yeah, it went hard af!"
"This pic goes hard. Feel free to screenshot."
"I wanted to eat some bread but it had gone hard."

Usage

Inflected Forms

goes hard (present, singular) going hard (participle, present) went hard (past) gone hard (participle, past)

Phrases

go hard or go home go hard with someone go harder go hard in the paint go the hardest go ham

Frequently Paired Words

go ham

Synonyms

go strong slap slay bang devour eat eat and leave no crumbs excel go hard kick kick ass rock

Antonyms

go soft

Questions

What does go hard mean?: To strive to one's utmost; to give one's all in an endeavour, at sport, etc.

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