rather
Kelime Anlamı :
1. oldukça.
2. -den ziyade.
3. -mektense: I decided to visit a friend rather than go home. Eve gitmektense bir arkadaşı ziyaret etmeye karar verdim.
4. tercihen.
5. bayağı.
6. az çok.
7. I had rather not do it.
8. aksine [brit.].
9. daha doğrusu.
10. (rädh'ır') ünlem, İng., k.dili. Hem de nasıl!.
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Tanımlar :
1.
more readily; preferably: I'd rather go to the movies.
2. with more reason, logic, wisdom, or other justification.
3. more exactly; more accurately: he's my friend, or rather he was my friend.
4. to a certain extent; somewhat: rather cold.
5. on the contrary.
6. chiefly british most certainly. used as an emphatic affirmative reply.
2. with more reason, logic, wisdom, or other justification.
3. more exactly; more accurately: he's my friend, or rather he was my friend.
4. to a certain extent; somewhat: rather cold.
5. on the contrary.
6. chiefly british most certainly. used as an emphatic affirmative reply.
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
1.
prior; earlier; former.
2. earlier; sooner; before.
3. more readily or willingly; preferably.
4. on the other hand; to the contrary of what was said or suggested; instead.
5. of two alternatives conceived of, this by preference to, or as more likely than, the other; somewhat.
6. more properly; more correctly speaking.
7. in some degree; somewhat
2. earlier; sooner; before.
3. more readily or willingly; preferably.
4. on the other hand; to the contrary of what was said or suggested; instead.
5. of two alternatives conceived of, this by preference to, or as more likely than, the other; somewhat.
6. more properly; more correctly speaking.
7. in some degree; somewhat
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
1.
more quickly; quicker. see rath, adverb, 1.
2. earlier; sooner.
3. more readily or willingly; with better liking; with preference or choice; in preference, as compared with something else.
4. in preference; preferably; with better reason; better.
5. more properly; more correctly speaking; more.
6. on the contrary; to the contrary of what has been just stated.
7. in a greater degree; much; considerably; also, in colloquial use, in some degree; somewhat: qualifying a verb.
8. in some degree or measure; somewhat; moderately: usually qualifying an adverb or an adjective: as, she is rather pretty.
2. earlier; sooner.
3. more readily or willingly; with better liking; with preference or choice; in preference, as compared with something else.
4. in preference; preferably; with better reason; better.
5. more properly; more correctly speaking; more.
6. on the contrary; to the contrary of what has been just stated.
7. in a greater degree; much; considerably; also, in colloquial use, in some degree; somewhat: qualifying a verb.
8. in some degree or measure; somewhat; moderately: usually qualifying an adverb or an adjective: as, she is rather pretty.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia