Meaning of 'rather'

Find the meaning of the word ‘rather’

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Meaning of ‘rather’

4 definitions found.

rather

adverb

to some (great or small) extent

Example: "it was rather cold"

Synonyms: kind of kinda sort of

adverb

to a degree (not used with a negative)

Synonyms: quite

adverb

on the contrary

Example: "Rather than disappoint the children, they did two quick tricks before they left."

Synonyms: instead

adverb

more readily or willingly

Synonyms: preferably

Source: WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University

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