Cambridge Dictionaries online Cambridge Dictionaries online

The most popular online dictionary and thesaurus for learners of English

  

strong

 
 
/strɒŋ/ adjective

Translation

PHYSICALLY POWERFUL A strong person or animal is physically powerful.
güçlü, kuvvetli
Are you strong enough to lift this table on your own?19151916
NOT BREAK A strong object does not break easily or can support heavy things.
sağlam, dayanıklı, güçlü
a strong box/chair1916
QUALITY of a good quality or level and likely to be successful
iyi, güçlü, kuvvetli, şansı yüksek
a strong competitor/team a strong economy2444
FEELING A strong feeling, belief, or opinion is felt in a very deep and serious way.
güçlü, kaliteli, başarılı, mükemmel
a strong sense of pride19152126
NOTICEABLE If a taste, smell, etc is strong, it is very noticeable.
keskin, farkedilebilen, güçlü
There's a strong smell of burning.1915
PERSONALITY If a person or their personality is strong, they are confident and able to deal with problems well.
güçlü, kişilikli, kuvvetli, kendinden emin, gözükara, azimli
19172303
ALCOHOL containing a lot of alcohol
(içki) sert, koyu, demli
a strong drink19151965
RELATIONSHIP If a friendship, relationship, etc is strong, it is likely to last for a long time.
sağlam, güçlü, kuvvetli
2292
strong chance/possibility, etc something that is very likely to happen
kuvvetli olasılık/şans
There's a strong possibility of rain this afternoon.1757
strong opposition/support, etc a lot of opposition/support, etc
güçlü muhalefet/destek
191519161797
strong language words that some people might consider to be offensive
kaba/sert dil; kaba sözcükler
1176
sb's strong point something that someone is very good at
en güçlü noktası; en iyi olduğu konu
Cooking is not my strong point.1745
be still going strong continuing to be successful after a long time
hâlâ dimdik ayakta olmak, etkin olmak; cami yıkılmış ama mihrap yerinde olmak
1916
(Definition of strong adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

Word of the Day

demur

to express disagreement or refuse to do something

Word of the Day

Blog

Read our blog about how the English language behaves.

Learn More

New Words

Find words and meanings that have just started to be used in English, and let us know what you think of them.

Learn More