Meaning Of The Word Rather
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Rather Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Rather?
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You use rather before verbs that introduce your thoughts and feelings, in order to express your opinion politely, especially when a different opinion has been expressed. You use rather to indicate that something is true to a fairly great extent, especially when you are talking about something unpleasant or undesirable. adverb: You use rather when you are correcting something that you have just said, especially when you are describing a particular situation after saying what it is not. rather in American English more quickly; sooner adverb: in a measure; to a certain extent; somewhat rather in British English relatively or fairly; somewhat sentence connector: on the contrary sentence substitute: an expression of strong affirmation, often in answer to a question |
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