HARDLY/SCARCELY EVER

Meaning of HARDLY/SCARCELY EVER in English

See ↑ RARE/RARELY 3

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SCARCELY — apen
English interlingue dictionary
HARDLY — apen. ~ ANYONE: presc nequí
English interlingue dictionary
SCARCELY — adverb Date: 14th century 1. by a narrow margin ; only just , almost not , 2. certainly not , …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
HARDLY — adverb Date: before 12th century with force ; vigorously, in a severe manner ; harshly, with difficulty ; painfully, 4. …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
EVER — I. ˈevə(r) adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ǣfre; probably akin to Old English ā always — more at …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SCARCELY — adverb Etymology: Middle English scarsly, from scars scarce + -ly 1. obsolete : in a sparing manner : stingily 2. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HARDLY — adverb Etymology: Middle English hardely, hardly, from Old English heardlīce, adverb of heardlīc severe, bold, from heard hard + -līc …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SCARCELY — (adv.) Frugally; penuriously.
Английский словарь Webster
SCARCELY — /skairs"lee/ , adv. 1. barely; hardly; not quite: The light is so dim we can scarcely see. 2. definitely not: …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HARDLY — /hahrd"lee/ , adv. 1. only just; almost not; barely: We had hardly reached the lake when it started raining. hardly …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
EVER — /ev"euhr/ , adv. 1. at all times; always: an ever-present danger; He is ever ready to find fault. 2. continuously: …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SCARCELY — Date: 14th century 1. a. : by a narrow margin : only just had scarcely rung the bell when the …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HARDLY — adverb Date: before 12th century 1. : with force : vigorously 2. : in a severe manner : harshly 3. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
EVER — adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ǣfre Date: before 12th century 1. : always ever striving to improve the …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SCARCELY — adv frugally; penuriously. 2. scarcely ·adv with difficulty; hardly; scantly; barely; but just.
Webster English vocab
HARDLY — adv confidently; hardily. 2. hardly ·adv unwillingly; grudgingly. 3. hardly ·adv certainly; surely; indeed. 4. hardly ·adv severely; harshly; roughly. …
Webster English vocab
HARDLY — [hard.ly] adv (bef. 12c) 1: with force: vigorously 2: in a severe manner: harshly 3: with difficulty: painfully 4. a--used …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SCARCELY — / ˈskeəsli; NAmE ˈskers-/ adverb 1. only just; almost not : I can scarcely believe it. We scarcely ever meet. …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HARDLY — / ˈhɑːdli; NAmE ˈhɑːrd-/ adverb 1. almost no; almost not; almost none : There's hardly any tea left. Hardly anyone …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
EVER — / ˈevə(r); NAmE / adverb 1. used in negative sentences and questions, or sentences with if to mean 'at any …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SCARCELY — scarce ‧ ly /ˈskeəsli $ ˈsker-/ BrE AmE adverb 1 . almost not or almost none at all SYN hardly …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HARDLY — hard ‧ ly S2 W2 /ˈhɑːdli $ ˈhɑːrdli/ BrE AmE adverb [ Word Family: noun : ↑ hardship , ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
EVER — ev ‧ er S1 W1 /ˈevə $ ˈevər/ BrE AmE adverb [ Language: Old English ; Origin: æfre ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SCARCELY — adv. 1 hardly; barely; only just (I scarcely know him). 2 surely not (he can scarcely have said so). 3 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HARDLY — adv. 1 scarcely; only just (we hardly knew them). 2 only with difficulty (could hardly speak). 3 harshly.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
EVER — adv. 1 at all times; always (ever hopeful; ever after). 2 at any time (have you ever been to Paris?; …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SCARCELY — adv. 1 hardly; barely; only just (I scarcely know him). 2 surely not (he can scarcely have said so). 3 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HARDLY — adv. 1 scarcely; only just (we hardly knew them). 2 only with difficulty (could hardly speak). 3 harshly.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
EVER — adv. 1 at all times; always (ever hopeful; ever after). 2 at any time (have you ever been to Paris?; …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SCARCELY — adv.1 hardly; barely; only just (I scarcely know him). 2 surely not (he can scarcely have said so). 3 a …
Oxford English vocab
HARDLY — adv.1 scarcely; only just (we hardly knew them). 2 only with difficulty (could hardly speak). 3 harshly.
Oxford English vocab
EVER — adv.1 at all times; always (ever hopeful; ever after). 2 at any time (have you ever been to Paris?; nothing …
Oxford English vocab
SCARCELY — 1. You use scarcely to emphasize that something is only just true or only just the case. He could scarcely …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HARDLY — Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. You use hardly to modify a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
EVER — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Ever' is an adverb which you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SCARCELY — 1. You use ~ to emphasize that something is only just true or only just the case. He could ~ …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
HARDLY — Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. You use ~ to modify a …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SCARCELY — adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES barely/hardly/scarcely above a whisper (= only a little louder than a whisper ) ▪ 'Not …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HARDLY — adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES barely/hardly sleep (= to not sleep well ) ▪ I’d hardly slept the night before …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
EVER — adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES ever since (= all the time since ) ▪ We’ve been friends ever since we …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SCARCELY — (NOT) [adverb] [not gradable] - certainly notI'd scarcely have done it if I didn't think it was absolutely necessary.His wife …
Cambridge English vocab
HARDLY — (CERTAINLY NOT) [adverb] [not gradable] - certainly notYou can hardly (= You cannot) expect a pay-rise when you've only been …
Cambridge English vocab
EVER — (EMPHASIS) [adverb] [not gradable] - used for emphasizing an adjectiveThe orchestra is to perform its last ever concert/last concert ever …
Cambridge English vocab
SCARCELY — Synonyms and related words : a bit, a little, at infrequent intervals, barely, by a hair, by an ace, by …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
HARDLY — Synonyms and related words : a bit, a little, abnormally, arduously, at infrequent intervals, badly, barely, bitterly, burdensomely, by a …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
EVER — adv. Function: adverb 1 Synonyms: ALWAYS 1, constantly, continuously, invariably, perpetually 2 through all or an indefinite time FF1C; a …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
EVER — adverb 1. Synonyms: always 1, constantly, continuously, invariably, perpetually 2. through all or an indefinite time a name that will …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
SCARCELY — adv. Scarcely is used with these adjectives: ↑ able , ↑ audible , ↑ capable , ↑ conceivable , ↑ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
HARDLY — adv. Hardly is used with these adjectives: ↑ able , ↑ adequate , ↑ audible , ↑ aware , ↑ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
SCARCELY — • ↑ hardly any/scarcely any • ↑ hardly/scarcely ever
Longman Activator English vocab
HARDLY — See ↑ NOT 2 ◆◆◆ • ↑ can hardly/barely • ↑ can hardly/can barely/can't keep your eyes open • ↑ …
Longman Activator English vocab
EVER — INDEX: 1. at any time in the past or future RELATED WORDS see also ↑ ALWAYS ↑ NEVER ↑ PAST …
Longman Activator English vocab
EVER — See ↑ EVER 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ as ever/as always • ↑ for ever and ever • ↑ hardly/scarcely ever …
Longman Activator English vocab
SCARCELY — adv. 25B6; adverb she could scarcely hear what he was saying : HARDLY, barely, only just; almost not. I scarcely …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
HARDLY — adv. 25B6; adverb we hardly know each other : SCARCELY, barely, only just, slightly.
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
EVER
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SCARCELY — adv. 1 hardly, barely, (only) just, not quite He had scarcely uttered the magic words when the rock split open …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
HARDLY — adv. scarcely, barely, only, just, only just; not quite, by no means; seldom, rarely I hardly knew her There was …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
EVER — adv. 1 at all, (at) any time, at any point or period, on any occasion, in any case, by any …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
SCARCELY — adverb BAD : He sends them money but scarcely goes to see them. GOOD : He sends them money but …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
HARDLY — adverb 1 BAD : I tried hardly to remember where I had parked the car. GOOD : I tried hard …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
EVER — adverb 1 BAD : He has ever been my hero. GOOD : He has always been my hero. ◆◆◆ ever …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
SCARCELY — нареч. 1) едва, почти не scarcely ever ≈ почти никогда There is scarcely anything to eat. ≈ Есть почти нечего. …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HARDLY — нареч. 1) а) едва, еле, насилу I hardly ran away. ≈ Я насилу ушел. They could hardly move. ≈ Они …
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