Pronunciation: /tʌfən/
verb to make or become tougher or stronger
A1 I want to toughen up my muscles by going to the gym.
A2 Exercising regularly will help toughen your body and improve your overall health.
B1 Taking on challenging tasks at work can toughen your mental resilience.
B2 Facing difficult situations can toughen your character and make you stronger.
C1 Years of military training toughened him into a skilled and disciplined soldier.
C2 The intense physical training program toughened her up and prepared her for the grueling competition.
adjective having strength or resilience
A1 She found the toughened glass to be very strong and durable.
A2 The coach wanted to toughen up the team before the big game.
B1 The new training program is designed to toughen participants both mentally and physically.
B2 The challenging mountain terrain helped toughen the hikers for future expeditions.
C1 Years of military training had toughened him to face any difficult situation with courage and resilience.
C2 The intense physical and mental challenges of the expedition were meant to toughen the participants for future endeavors.
formal The new training program is designed to toughen up our employees for the challenges ahead.
informal If you want to get stronger, you'll have to toughen up and push yourself harder at the gym.
slang You need to toughen up and stop letting things get to you so easily.
figurative Going through difficult times can toughen you up and make you more resilient in the long run.
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