Strong Lot People Powerful Easily I Lift Power

• he's strong enough to lift a car!
• strong muscles
• she wasn't a strong swimmer (= she could not swim well).
• stay indoors in the middle of the day, when the sun is strongest.

strong

Word Family

• strong adjective
• strongly adverb
• strength noun
• strengthen verb
1. having a lot of physical power so that you can lift heavy weights, do hard physical work, etc.
• He's strong enough to lift a car!
• strong muscles
• She wasn't a strong swimmer (= she could not swim well).
2. having great power
• Stay indoors in the middle of the day, when the sun is strongest.
• a strong wind
• a strong magnet/current
3. having a powerful effect on the body or mind
• a strong drug
• His imagery made a strong impression on the critics.
4. having a lot of power or influence
• a strong leader
• What the country needs right now is a strong government.

Extra Examples

• The party lacks a strong enough local base.
• She is the leader of one of the country's strongest trade unions.
• The report recommended a strong role for the governing board in school policy on discipline.
• Will this damage his image as a strong leader?
5. people who are rich or powerful
6. difficult to attack or criticize
• There is strong evidence of a link between exercise and a healthy heart.
• You have a strong case for getting your job back.
7. very powerful and difficult for people to fight against or defeat
• a strong team
• The proposal aroused strong opposition.
• The temptation to tell her everything was very strong.
• He exerts an extremely strong influence on his classmates.
8. very powerful
• strong support for the government
• People have strong feelings about this issue.
9. holding an opinion or a belief very seriously
• SYNONYM firm
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/firm_3
• a strong supporter of the government
• a strong opponent
• She has long been one of the strongest advocates of sanctions.
10. easy to see, hear, feel or smell; very great or intense
• a strong smell
• a strong feeling of nausea
• a strong voice (= loud)
• strong colours
• a face with strong features (= large and easy to notice)
• She spoke with a strong Australian accent.
• He was under strong pressure to resign.
11. having a lot of taste
• OPPOSITE mild (4)
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/mild_1#mild_sng_5
• strong cheese
• You'll need to use plenty of strong French mustard.
12. containing a lot of a substance
• strong black coffee
13. not easily broken or damaged; made well
• The box looks strong enough.
14. not easily upset or frightened; not easily influenced by other people
• SEE ALSO headstrong
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/headstrong
• You need strong nerves to ride a bike in London.
• Every child needs to develop a strong sense of identity.
• It's difficult, I know. But be strong!
• a strong personality
• She’s had a strong will since she was a baby.
• We must stand strong in the face of adversity.
15. likely to succeed or happen
• a strong candidate for the job
• You're in a strong position to negotiate a deal.
• There's a strong possibility that we'll lose the game.
16. having existed for a long time and functioning well; difficult to destroy
• a strong marriage
• The college has strong links with local industry.
• I know that their relationship is growing stronger every day.
17. having a value that is high or increasing
• strong share prices
• The country is currently experiencing particularly strong economic growth.
• The euro is getting stronger against the dollar.
• This news helped keep the dollar relatively strong today.
18. in a safe financial position
• Their catering business remained strong despite the recession.
19. good at something; done well
• The play has a very strong cast.
• The actors give extremely strong performances.
• Mathematics was never my strong point (= I was never very good at it).
20. great in number
• There was a strong police presence at the demonstration.
• Sales were surprisingly strong in the second half of the year.
21. used after numbers to show the size of a group
• a 5 000-strong crowd
• The crowd was 5 000 strong.
22. not easily affected by disease; healthy
• These vitamins are meant to keep you healthy and strong.

Extra Examples

• Are you feeling stronger now after your rest?
• We hope to see you well and strong again soon.
23. having a lot of force, often causing offence to people
• The movie has been criticized for strong language (= swearing).
24. forming the past tense and past participle by changing a vowel, not by adding a regular ending, for example sing, sang, sung
25. used to describe the way some words are pronounced when they have stress. For example, the strong form of and is /ænd/.
26. used to say that you think what somebody has said is unfair or too critical
27. something that gives somebody an advantage over other people in a particular situation
28. to be good at something
• I'm not very strong on dates (= I can't remember the dates of important events).
29. to have a lot of something
• The report was strong on criticism, but short on practical suggestions.
30. to be a subject that somebody knows a lot about
• I'm afraid geography is not my strong suit.
31. to make your feelings clear in an aggressive way, especially your sexual feelings towards somebody
32. to continue to be healthy, active or successful
• My grandmother is 90 and still going strong.
• The business is still going strong.
33. to be able to see or do unpleasant things without feeling sick or upset
• You need a strong stomach to go on the giant roller coaster.

Word Origin

• Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German streng, also to string.