Meaning & use
polled hard
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“polled hard” is a form of “poll hard”.
Meanings
verbintransitive
Conducted many opinion surveys or asked many people for their views.
Grammar: Intransitive; often used with 'on' to specify the topic.
Patterns
- poll hard on something
- poll hard for someone
The newspaper polled hard on the issue of climate change.
They polled hard before the election to gauge public opinion.
The research team polled hard across the country.
verbintransitive
Received many votes in an election.
Grammar: Intransitive; used to describe a candidate's performance at the polls.
Patterns
- poll hard among [group]
- poll hard in [place]
The candidate polled hard among young voters.
She polled hard in urban areas but struggled in rural districts.
Word forms
| base form | poll hard |
|---|---|
| third person singular | polls hard |
| past tense | polled hard |
| past participle | polled hard |
| -ing form | polling hard |
Common combinations
- poll hard on
- They polled hard on healthcare reform.
- poll hard for
- The senator polled hard for the infrastructure bill.
- poll hard among
- The candidate polled hard among independents.
- poll hard in
- The party polled hard in swing states.
Synonyms and how they differ
Word family
Commonly confused: polled hard or polled? polled hard or pulled hard?
polled hard vs polled
The past tense of 'poll'; 'polled hard' adds the adverb 'hard' to show intensity.
polled hard vs pulled hard
Sounds similar but means to use force to move something; 'polled hard' relates to surveys or votes.
Practice
Which sentence uses 'polled hard' correctly?
Choose one answer.
Option A correctly uses 'among' to show the group surveyed. Option B is missing a preposition; option C uses 'to' incorrectly; option D uses 'of' incorrectly.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “polled hard”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.