rather

Words with a similar base: rather

'rather'

[rather.r.01] as in: on the contrary

Examples:
rather than disappoint the children, he did two quick tricks before he left
he didn't call; rather (or instead), he wrote her a letter
used English terms instead of Latin ones

'rather'

[rather.r.02] as in: to some (great or small) extent

Examples:
it was rather cold
the party was rather nice
the knife is rather dull
I rather regret that I cannot attend
He's rather good at playing the cello
he is kind of shy

'rather'

[preferably.r.01] as in: more readily or willingly

Examples:
clean it well, preferably with warm water
I'd rather be in Philadelphia
I'd sooner die than give up

'rather'

[quite.r.01] as in: to a degree (not used with a negative)

Examples:
quite tasty
quite soon
quite ill
quite rich

Origins

					rather (English)
└── rather (Middle English (1100-1500))

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