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rather Adverb 1. fairly: that was a rather narrow escape 2. to a limited extent: I rather thought that was the case 3. more truly or appropriately: they tend to be cat rather than dog people 4. more willingly: I would rather go straight home interj an expression of strong affirmation: Is it worth seeing? Rather! [Old English hrathor, comparative of hrathe ready, quick]
USAGE: Both would and had are used with rather in sentences such as I would rather (or had rather) go to the film than to the play. Had rather is less common and now widely regarded as slightly old-fashioned. ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
rather adverb 2. to some extent, quite, sort of (informal) kind of (informal) a little, a bit, pretty (informal) fairly, relatively, somewhat, slightly, moderately, to some degree USAGE It is acceptable to use either would rather or had rather in sentences such as I would rather (or had rather) see a film than a play. Had rather, however, is less common than would rather, and sounds a little old-fashioned nowadays. Translations rather [ˈrɑːðəʳ] adv → antes, más bien (= somewhat); algo, un poco (= quite); bastante; I would or I'd rather go → preferiría ir; I'd rather not → prefiero que no; rather [ˈrɑːðəʳ] adv (= somewhat) → assez, plutôt (= to some extent); un peu; there's rather a lot → il y en a beaucoup; or rather (= more accurately) → ou plutôt; rather [ˈrɑːðəʳ] adv → piuttosto (= somewhat); abbastanza (= to some extent); un po'; there's rather a lot → ce n'è parecchio; I would or I'd rather go → preferirei andare; I had rather go → farei meglio ad andare; adv rather [ˈraːθə] 1 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. nogal إلى حَدٍ ما по-скоро dosti, spíše ret; temmelig ziemlich μάλλον bastante; más bien, un tanto, un poco, algo üsna نسبتا melko plutôt, un peu בְּמִידַת מָה बल्कि štoviše, zapravo meglehetősen agak fremur, frekar piuttosto, un po' どちらかといえば 어느 정도는, 다소, 좀 gana, šiek tiek visai; diezgan agak tamelijk ganske, nokså, temmelig dość um tanto mai degrabă; un pic довольно, несколько dosť dokaj malo ganska, [] nästan [] ค่อนข้าง oldukça, biraz, az çok 相當,有點兒 дещо, досить بڑی حد تک khá 相当,有点儿 2 more willingly; preferably I'd rather do it now than later; Can we do it now rather than tomorrow?; I'd rather not do it at all; I would/had rather you didn't do that; Wouldn't you rather have this one?; I'd resign rather than do that. voor, eerder يُفَضِّل по-добре spíše, raději hellere; i stedet for lieber καλύτερα antes que, mejor... que... pigem ترجیحا؛ با میل بیشتر mieluummin plutôt (que) מַעדִיף तुलनात्मक अर्थ में radije inkább, szívesebben lebih suka frekar, fremur piuttosto (~よりは)むしろ (...보다는) 오히려, 차라리 verčiau, geriau, greičiau labāk; drīzāk lebih suka liever heller, snarere raczej antes que mai degrabă (decât) охотнее, предпочтительнее skôr, radšej raje radije hellre, helst มากกว่า ...-den ziyade, ...-mektense 寧可 краще, охочіше ترجیحاً thà; thích hơn, chứ không 宁可 3 more exactly; more correctly He agreed, or rather he didn't disagree; One could say he was foolish rather than wicked. in plaas van, eerder as على الأصَح по-точно spíše snarere end besser gesagt μάλλον, για την ακρίβεια más bien, para ser más precisos õieti, pigemini به عبارت دیگر pikemminkin plutôt (que) לְיֶתֶר דִיוּק वास्तव में, दरअसल bolje rečeno, prije helyesebben; semmint; ahelyett, hogy lebih tepatnya fremur/heldur/frekar en piuttosto もっと正しくは 좀더 정확히 말하면, 오히려 tiksliau sakant, tikriau precīzāk []; drīzāk lebih tepat liever, eerder (eller) snarere właściwie, ściślej mówiąc, raczej (niż) antes (que) mai degrabă (decât) скорее, вернее skôr prej (kot) pre nego snarare, snarast, rättare sagt ถ้าจะพูดให้ถูก daha doğrusu, (şöyle) demek daha iyi olacak 更確切地,更正確地 скоріше, правильніше اس کے برعکس đúng ra 更确切地,更正确地 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Riverboro was doing its best to return the entire tribe of Simpsons to the land of its fathers, so to speak, thinking rightly that the town which had given them birth, rather than the town of their adoption, should feed them and keep a roof over their heads until the children were of an age for self- support. Goddard's experience and care; but as there must still remain a degree of uneasiness which she could not wish to reason away, which she would rather feed and assist than not, she added soon afterwardsas if quite another subject, "I have a notion," said Lucy, "you think the little Middletons rather too much indulged; perhaps they may be the outside of enough; but it is so natural in Lady Middleton; and for my part, I love to see children full of life and spirits; I cannot bear them if they are tame and quiet. |
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