rather
adverb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
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Senses
Sense 1 adverb
on the contrary
rather than disappoint the children, he did two quick tricks before he left
Sense 2 adverb
to some (great or small) extent
it was rather cold
Sense 3 adverb
more readily or willingly
clean it well, preferably with warm water
Sense 4 adverb
to a degree (not used with a negative)
quite tasty
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