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1. (adv.) rather
to some extent:
rather good.
2. rather
in some degree:
I rather expect you'll regret it.
3. rather
more properly or justly:
The contrary is rather to be supposed.
4. rather
sooner:
to die rather than yield.
5. rather
more truly:
He is a painter or, rather, a watercolorist.
6. rather
on the contrary:
It's not generosity, rather self-interest.
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| Definition of 'rather' |
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1. (adverb) rather, instead
on the contrary
"rather than disappoint the children, he did two quick tricks before he left"; "he didn't call; rather (or instead), he wrote her a letter"; "used English terms instead of Latin ones"
2. (adverb) rather, kind of, kinda, sort of
to some (great or small) extent
"it was rather cold"; "the party was rather nice"; "the knife is rather dull"; "I rather regret that I cannot attend"; "He's rather good at playing the cello"; "he is kind of shy"
3. (adverb) preferably, sooner, rather
more readily or willingly
"clean it well, preferably with warm water"; "I'd rather be in Philadelphia"; "I'd sooner die than give up"
4. (adverb) quite, rather
to a degree (not used with a negative)
"quite tasty"; "quite soon"; "quite ill"; "quite rich"
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1. (adverb) rather
to a fairly large degree; = quite, pretty
a rather boring speech
2. rather
used to correct what you have just said
We were invited to a party, or rather two parties.
3. rather
rather than
instead of
We could go inside, rather than sitting out here in the wind.; Rather than wait any longer, we decided to leave.
4. rather
would rather
indicates what sb prefers
I'd rather see a comedy than a drama tonight.; "Would you like to try it?" "Thanks, I'd rather not."
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| Definition of 'rather' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) rather
prior; earlier; former
2. (adj) rather
earlier; sooner; before
3. (adj) rather
more readily or willingly; preferably
4. (adj) rather
on the other hand; to the contrary of what was said or suggested; instead
5. (adj) rather
of two alternatives conceived of, this by preference to, or as more likely than, the other; somewhat
6. (adj) rather
more properly; more correctly speaking
7. (adj) rather
in some degree; somewhat; as, the day is rather warm; the house is rather damp
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Sense: to a certain extent; slightly; a little
He's rather nice; That's a rather silly question / rather a silly question; I've eaten rather more than I should have.
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 Afrikaans: nogal |
 Arabic: إلى حَدٍ ما |
 Bulgarian: по-скоро |
 Brazilian: um tanto |
 Czech: dosti, spíše |
 German: ziemlich |
 Danish: ret; temmelig |
 Greek: μάλλον |
 Spanish: bastante; más bien, un ta |
 Estonian: üsna |
 Farsi: نسبتا |
 Finnish: melko |
 French: plutôt, un peu |
 Hebrew: בְּמִידַת מָה |
 Hindi: बल्कि |
 Croatian: štoviše, zapravo |
 Hungarian: meglehetősen |
 Indonesian: agak |
 Icelandic: fremur, frekar |
 Italian: piuttosto, un po' |
 Japanese: どちらかといえば |
 Korean: 어느 정도까지 |
 Lithuanian: gana,šiek tiek |
 Latvian: visai; diezgan |
 Malay: agak |
 Dutch: tamelijk |
 Norwegian: ganske, nokså, temmelig |
 Polish: dość |
 Persian: نسبتا |
 Pashto: په خوښه، په غوره توګه، نس |
 Portuguese: um tanto |
 Romanian: mai degrabă; un pic |
 Russian: довольно, несколько |
 Slovak: dosť |
 Slovenian: dokaj |
 Serbian: malo |
 Swedish: ganska, [jag tror] nästan |
 Thai: ค่อนข้าง |
 Turkish: oldukça, biraz, az çok |
 Taiwanese: 相當，稍微 |
 Ukrainian: дещо, досить |
 Urdu: بڑی حد تک |
 Vietnamese: khá |
 Chinese: 相当，有点儿 |
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