Meaning Of The Word Rather

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rather
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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