HyperDic: rather

English > 4 senses of the word *rather*:
ADVERB	all	rather, instead	on the contrary
	all	rather, kind of, kinda, sort of	to some (great or small) extent
	all	rather, preferably, sooner	more readily or willingly
	all	rather, quite	to a degree (not used with a negative)

rather > pronunciation
Sounds	rae'dher; rah'dher
Rhymes	altogether ... zither: 43 rhymes with dher...

English > *rather*: 4 senses > adverb 1
Meaning	On the contrary.
Examples	"rather than disappoint the children, he did two quick tricks before he left" rather (or instead), he wrote her a letter"
Synonym	instead
Spanish	en lugar de, en vez de, sin embargo

English > *rather*: 4 senses > adverb 2
Meaning	To some (great or small) extent.
Examples	"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"
Synonyms	kind of, kinda, sort of
Spanish	algo, bastante

English > *rather*: 4 senses > adverb 3
Meaning	More readily or willingly.
Example	"I'd rather be in Philadelphia"
Synonyms	preferably, sooner
Spanish	preferentemente, preferiblemente
Catalan	preferentment, preferiblement

English > *rather*: 4 senses > adverb 4
Meaning	To a degree (not used with a negative).
Synonym	quite
Spanish	bastante

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