From Middle English strong, strang, from Old English strang, from Proto-West Germanic *strang, from Proto-Germanic *strangaz, from Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ-.

• (British) enPR: strŏng, IPA: /stɹɒŋ/, [st̠͡ɹ̠ɒŋ], [ʃt̠͡ɹ̠ɒŋ]
• (America) enPR: strông, IPA: /stɹɔŋ/, [st̠͡ɹ̠ɔŋ], [ʃt̠͡ɹ̠ɔŋ], [ʃt͡ʃɹɔŋ]
• (cot-caught) enPR: strŏng, IPA: /stɹɑŋ/, [st̠͡ɹ̠ɑŋ], [ʃt̠͡ɹ̠ɑŋ]

strong (comparative stronger, superlative strongest)

1. Capable of producing great physical force.

   a big strong man; Jake was tall and strong

   The man was nearly drowned after a strong undercurrent swept him out to sea.

   • 1596, Edmund Spenser, “Book V, Canto I”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC ↗:

     For he was swift as swallow in her flight,
     And strong as Lyon in his lordly might.

2. Capable of withstanding great physical force.

   a strong foundation; good strong shoes

3. (broadly) Possessing power, might, or strength.
   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC ↗, Proverbs 24:5 ↗:

     A wise man is strong, yea a man of knowledge encreaseth strength.

4. Determined; unyielding.
   • 1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC ↗:

     The young priests who lived here wore cassocks and birettas; their faces were fine and mild, yet really strong, like the rector's face; and in their intercourse with him and his wife they seemed to be brothers.

   He is strong in the face of adversity.
5. Highly stimulating to the senses.

   a strong light; a strong taste

6. Having an offensive or intense odor or flavor.

   a strong smell

7. Having a high concentration of an essential or active ingredient.

   a strong cup of coffee; a strong medicine

8. (specifically) Having a high alcoholic content.

   a strong drink

   She gets up, and pours herself a strong one. - Eagles, Lying Eyes

9. (grammar) Inflecting in a different manner than the one called weak, such as Germanic verbs which change vowels.

   a strong verb

10. (chemistry) That completely ionizes into anions and cations in a solution.

    a strong acid;  a strong base

11. (military) Not easily subdued or taken.

    a strong position

12. Having wealth or resources.

    a strong economy

13. (slang, US) Impressive, good.

    You're working with troubled youth in your off time? That’s strong!

14. Having a specified number of people or units.

    The enemy's army force was five thousand strong.

    • c. 1587–1588, [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC ↗; reprinted as Tamburlaine the Great (A Scolar Press Facsimile), Menston, Yorkshire, London: Scolar Press, 1973, →ISBN, Act II, scene i ↗:

      Our armie will be forty thouſand ſtrong,
      When Tamburlain and braue Theridamas
      Haue met vs by the riuer Araris:
      And all conioin’d to meete the witleſſe King,
      That now is marching neere to Parthia.

15. (of a disease or symptom) Severe; very bad or intense.
16. (mathematics, logic) Having a wide range of logical consequences; widely applicable. (Often contrasted with a weak statement which it implies.)
17. (of an argument) Convincing.

• (capable of producing great physical force) forceful, powerful, derf
• (capable of withstanding great physical force) durable, tough, sturdy
• (determined, unyielding) ardent, determined, swith, unyielding, zealous
• (highly stimulating to the senses) extreme, intense
• (having an offensive or intense odor or flavor) rank
• (having a high concentration of an essential or active ingredient) concentrated, potent
• (having a high alcoholic content) hard
• (grammar: irregular) irregular
• (military: not easily subdued or taken) impregnable, inviolable, secure, unassailable, unattackable

• (antonym(s) of “capable of producing great physical force”): forceless, weak
• (antonym(s) of “capable of withstanding great physical force”): fragile
• (antonym(s) of “having a high concentration of an essential or active ingredient”): diluted, impotent, weak
• (antonym(s) of “grammar: irregular”): regular, weak
• (antonym(s) of “chemistry: that completely ionizes”): weak
• (antonym(s) of “military: not easily subdued or taken”): weak

• French: fort
• German: stark, kräftig
• Italian: forte, aitante
• Portuguese: forte
• Russian: си́льный
• Spanish: fuerte

• French: solide
• German: stark
• Italian: solido
• Portuguese: forte, resistente
• Russian: про́чный
• Spanish: resistente

• German: stark, kräftig
• Italian: forte
• Russian: бы́стрый

• French: fort
• German: standhaft
• Italian: determinato, convinto
• Portuguese: forte
• Russian: сто́йкий

• French: fort
• German: stark
• Italian: intenso
• Portuguese: forte
• Russian: ре́зкий

• French: fort
• German: streng
• Italian: intenso, cattivo, forte
• Portuguese: forte
• Russian: ре́зкий
• Spanish: fuerte

• French: fort
• German: stark (of coffee, tee, tobacco), kräftig (of broth)
• Italian: forte
• Portuguese: forte
• Russian: кре́пкий

• French: fort
• German: stark
• Italian: forte
• Portuguese: forte
• Russian: кре́пкий

• French: fort (in some languages), irrégulier
• German: stark
• Italian: irregolare
• Portuguese: forte (only in some languages), irregular
• Russian: си́льный

• French: fort
• German: stark
• Italian: valido
• Russian: мо́щный

• Italian: impressionante

• Italian: stabile

• French: fort
• German: stark, gut
• Italian: forte, fondato, convincente
• Portuguese: forte
• Spanish: fuerte

strong (not comparable)

1. In a strong manner.

• (in a strong manner) forcefully, powerfully, vigorously, strongly

• (antonym(s) of “in a strong manner”): forcelessly, powerlessly, weakly

1. Surname.
2. A number of places in USA:
   1. A minor city in Union County, Arkansas.
   2. A twp in Chase County, Kansas.
   3. A town in Franklin County, Maine.
   4. An unincorporated community in Monroe County, Mississippi.
   5. CDP in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania.
3. A twp/and/community therein, in Parry Sound District, Ontario.