rather
Meaning of rather
verb
To prefer; to prefer to.
adjective
Prior; earlier; former.
adverb- More quickly; sooner, earlier.
- Used to specify a choice or preference; preferably, in preference to. (Now usually followed by than)
I'd like this one rather than the other one.
- Used to introduce a contradiction; on the contrary.
It wasn't supposed to be popular; rather, it was supposed to get the job done.
- Introducing a qualification or clarification; more precisely. (Now usually preceded by or.)
I didn't want to leave. Or rather I did, just not alone.
- (degree) Somewhat, fairly.
This melon is rather tasteless, especially compared to the one we had last time.
- An enthusiastic affirmation.
"Would you like some?" -- "Rather!"
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Hyphenation of rather
rather
- It consists of 1 syllables and 6 chars.
- rather is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
rather synonyms
Meaning instead:
Meaning kind of:
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Meaning quite:
Meaning :
liefer, liever, fairly, somewhat
rather antonyms
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Translation of rather
- Italian: abbastanza, piuttosto, alquanto
- Spanish: bastante
- French: plutôt
Anagrams of rather
Words that rhyme with rather
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