strong

adj.

VERBS

▪ be, feel, look

▪ become, get, grow

▪ remain, stay

▪ prove

▪ stand

▪

We must stand strong in the face of adversity.

▪ finish

▪

The men's golf team finished strong on Saturday.

▪ make sb

▪

All that outdoor work has made him very strong.

▪ keep sth

▪

This news helped keep the dollar relatively strong today.

▪ smell, taste

ADVERB

▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc.

▪

He exerts an extremely strong influence on his classmates.

▪ exceptionally, immensely, incredibly

▪ surprisingly

▪

Sales were surprisingly strong in the second half of the year.

▪ enough

▪

Don't try to go back to work before you are physically strong enough.

▪

The party lacks a strong enough local base.

▪ physically

PHRASES

▪ be still going strong

▪

The business is still going strong.

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