Definition
Third person singular present tense of harden: to become or make something solid, firm, or less soft, or to become emotionally tough and less sympathetic.
Etymology
From Old English 'heardian' based on 'heard' (hard). The metaphorical sense of emotional hardening developed naturally from the physical meaning, appearing in Old English literature.
Kelly Says
The metaphor of emotional hardening—'hardening your heart'—goes back centuries because the human brain understands feelings through physical sensations. We still use 'cold-hearted' and 'soft-hearted' because our bodies map emotions onto temperature and texture!
Translations
ARالعربية
يُصلب
yu-sa-lib
BNবাংলা
কঠিন হয়
ko-thi-n hoy
CSČeština
tvrdne
tvrd-neh
DEDeutsch
härtet
HAHR-tet
ELΕλληνικά
σκληρύνει
skle-roo-nee
ESEspañol
endurece
en-doo-REH-seh
FAفارسی
سخت میشود
se-kht sho-be-yad
FISuomi
koveutuu
ko-veu-tuu
FRFrançais
durcit
doo-r-see
HEעברית
מתקשה
me-ta-kash-ah
HIहिन्दी
कठोर होता है
kathor hota hai
HUMagyar
keményedik
kem-yen-ye-dik
IDBahasa Indonesia
keras
ke-ras
ITItaliano
indurimento
in-doo-ree-men-toh
MSBahasa Melayu
keras
ke-ras
MYမြန်မာ
ကြမ်းကြမ်း
kya-m-kya-m
NLNederlands
verhardt
ver-har-dt
PLPolski
twardnieje
tv-ard-nye-je
PTPortuguês
endurece
en-doo-REH-seh
RORomână
se întărește
se in-tan-reh-steh
RUРусский
твердеет
tvER-dee-et
SVSvenska
hårdnar
HAWR-dnar
SWKiswahili
inaku
in-a-ku
TAதமிழ்
கடினமாகிறது
ka-di-na-a-ma-ri-th-u
TEతెలుగు
కఠినమవుతుంది
ka-thi-na-ma-vu-thu-ndi
TRTürkçe
sertleşir
ser-tleh-sheer
UKУкраїнська
зміцнюється
zmit-snyu-yetsya
URاردو
قوت پیداکرتا ہے
qoot pe-da-kar-ta hai
VITiếng Việt
giữ nguyên
ghee ngoo-yen