THE RATHER

Meaning of THE RATHER in English

phrasal the more quickly or readily

Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012

THE RATHER — phrasal 1. obsolete : the more quickly : the sooner asleep (whereto the rather shall his day's hard journey soundly …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
THE RATHER — archaic : the more quickly or readily
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
THE RATHER — archaic : the more quickly or readily
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
RATHER — I. ˈrathə(r), ÷ˈrəth- also ˈräth- or ˈreth- or ˈrȧth- adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hrathor, comp. of hrathe, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RATHER — (a.) In some degree; somewhat; as, the day is rather warm; the house is rather damp.
Английский словарь Webster
RATHER — ( a. ) In some degree; somewhat; as, the day is rather warm; the house is rather damp.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
RATHER — adv. /radh"euhr, rah"dheuhr/ ; interj. /radh"err", rah"dherr"/ , adv. 1. in a measure; to a certain extent; somewhat: rather good. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
RATHER — ˈre-; interjectionally ˈra-ˈthər, ˈrä-, ˈrə- adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hrathor, comparative of hrathe quickly; akin to Old …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
RATHER — adj prior; earlier; former. 2. rather ·adj earlier; sooner; before. 3. rather ·adj more readily or willingly; preferably. 4. rather …
Webster English vocab
RATHER — / ˈrɑːðə(r); NAmE ˈræðər/ adverb , exclamation ■ adverb 1. used to mean 'fairly' or 'to some degree', often when …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RATHER — ra ‧ ther S1 W1 /ˈrɑːðə $ ˈræðər/ BrE AmE predeterminer , adverb [ Language: Old English ; Origin: hrathor …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
RATHER — adv. 1 (often foll. by than) by preference; for choice (would rather not go; would rather stay than go). 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
RATHER — adv. 1 (often foll. by than) by preference; for choice (would rather not go; would rather stay than go). 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
RATHER — adv.1 (often foll. by than) by preference; for choice (would rather not go; would rather stay than go). 2 (usu. …
Oxford English vocab
RATHER — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use rather than when you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RATHER — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use ~ than when you …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
RATHER — predeterminer COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES (far/rather/a little) too much ▪ There was too much work for one person. ▪ It …
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RATHER — (MORE EXACTLY) [adverb] - more accurately; more exactlyShe'll go to London on Thursday, or rather, she will if she has …
Cambridge English vocab
RATHER — Synonyms and related words : OK, Roger, a bit, a little, a rebours, absolutely, acceptably, adequately, after all, again, against …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
RATHER — adv. Rather is used with these adjectives: ↑ absurd , ↑ abusive , ↑ academic , ↑ afraid , ↑ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
RATHER — See ↑ FAIRLY/QUITE 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ I'd rather die • ↑ I'd rather not • ↑ would rather do …
Longman Activator English vocab
RATHER — adv. 25B6; adverb I'd rather you went : SOONER, by preference, preferably, by choice. it's rather complicated : QUITE, a …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
RATHER — adv. 1 quite, very, somewhat, fairly, moderately, to a certain extent or degree or measure, to some extent or degree …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
RATHER — predeterminer 1 DUBIOUS : The bed was rather comfortable. GOOD : The bed was quite comfortable. DUBIOUS : The weather …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
RATHER — нареч. 1) лучше, охотнее, предпочтительнее She would rather play tennis than watch TV. ≈ Она лучше будет играть в теннис, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
RATHER — rather.ogg ʹrɑ:ðə adv 1. ( обыкн. rather than) 1> лучше, скорее; охотнее, предпочтительнее anything rather than ... - что угодно, …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
RATHER — adv 1. ( обыкн. ~ than) 1) лучше, скорее; охотнее, предпочтительнее anything ~ than ... - что угодно, лишь бы …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
RATHER — adv 1. ( обыкн. rather than) 1> лучше, скорее; охотнее, предпочтительнее anything rather than ... - что угодно, лишь бы …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
RATHER — нареч. 1) лучше, охотнее, предпочтительнее She would rather play tennis than watch TV. — Она лучше будет играть в теннис, …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
RATHER — нареч. 1) лучше, охотнее, предпочтительнее She would rather play tennis than watch TV. — Она лучше будет играть в теннис, чем смотреть …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
RATHER — _adv. 1> скорее, предпочтительно, лучше, охотнее; would you rather take tea or coffee? - что вы предпочитаете: чай или кофе?; …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
RATHER — adv. 1. скорее, предпочтительно, лучше, охотнее; would you rather take tea or coffee? - что вы предпочитаете: чай или кофе?; …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
RATHER — _adv. 1> скорее, предпочтительно, лучше, охотнее; would you rather take tea or coffee? что вы предпочитаете: чай или кофе?; I'd …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
RATHER — нареч. 1) лучше, охотнее, предпочтительнее She would rather play tennis than watch TV. ≈ Она лучше будет играть в теннис, …
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YOUR
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WITH
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WELL — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a better/greater/deeper understanding ▪ All of this will lead to a better understanding of …
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WAY — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a haphazard way/manner/fashion ▪ I continued my studies in a rather haphazard way. a …
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UP
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TAKE
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SET — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bunch/set of keys (= a group of keys kept together ) ▪ He …
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S
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RIGHT
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OUT
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OPEN — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a competition is open to sb (= used to say who can enter a …
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ON
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OFF
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NO
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MAKE
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LIGHT — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a cigarette lighter (= something that produces a flame for lighting cigarettes ) ▪ …
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IT
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HAVE
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GOOD
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GO
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GIVE
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GET
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FOR
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DOWN — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bird swoops down (= it suddenly flies down ) ▪ The bird swoops …
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DO
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COME
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CLOSE
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BE
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BACK
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