have a hard time in English

Forms: has a hard time [present, singular, third-person], having a hard time [participle, present], had a hard time [participle, past], had a hard time [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|have<has,,had> a hard time}} have a hard time (third-person singular simple present has a hard time, present participle having a hard time, simple past and past participle had a hard time)

Inflected forms

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      "form": "has a hard time",
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    {
      "form": "had a hard time",
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        "To experience a difficulty in attaining one's goals or objectives."
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        "(idiomatic, informal) To experience a difficulty in attaining one's goals or objectives."
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      "tags": [
        "idiomatic",
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "have a hard time"
}

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    {
      "form": "has a hard time",
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        "third-person"
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    },
    {
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "had a hard time",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "had a hard time",
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        "To experience a difficulty in attaining one's goals or objectives."
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        "(idiomatic, informal) To experience a difficulty in attaining one's goals or objectives."
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      ]
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}

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"have a hard time" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms