Found 3 items, similar to Rather.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: rather
agak, cukup
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: rather
rather
adv 1: on the contrary;
“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” [syn:
instead]
2: to some (great or small) extent;
“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” [syn:
kind of,
kinda,
sort of]
3: more readily or willingly;
“clean it well, preferably with
warm water”;
“I'd rather be in Philadelphia”;
“I'd sooner
die than give up” [syn:
preferably,
sooner]
4: to a degree (not used with a negative);
“quite tasty”;
“quite soon”;
“quite ill”;
“quite rich” [syn:
quite]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Rather
Rather
\Rath"er\ (r[a^][th]"[~e]r), a. [Compar. of
Rath, a.]
Prior; earlier; former. [Obs.]
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Now no man dwelleth at the rather town. --Sir J.
Mandeville.
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Rather
\Rath"er\ (r[a^][th]"[~e]r; 277), adv. [AS. hra[eth]or,
compar. of hra[eth]e, hr[ae][eth]e, quickly, immediately. See
Rath, a.]
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1. Earlier; sooner; before. [Obs.]
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Thou shalt, quod he, be rather false than I.
--Chaucer.
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A good mean to come the rather to grace. --Foxe.
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2. More readily or willingly; preferably.
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My soul chooseth . . . death rather than my life.
--Job vii. 15.
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3. On the other hand; to the contrary of what was said or
suggested; instead.
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Was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse. --Mark
v. 26.
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4. Of two alternatives conceived of, this by preference to,
or as more likely than, the other; somewhat.
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He sought throughout the world, but sought in vain,
And nowhere finding, rather feared her slain.
--Dryden.
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5. More properly; more correctly speaking.
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This is an art
Which does mend nature, change it rather, but
The art itself is nature. --Shak.
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6. In some degree; somewhat; as, the day is rather warm; the
house is rather damp.
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The rather, the more so; especially; for better reason; for
particular cause.
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You are come to me in happy time,
The rather for I have some sport in hand. --Shak.
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Had rather, or
Would rather, prefer to; prefers to; as,
he had rather, or would rather go than stay.
“I had
rather speak five words with my understanding than ten
thousand words in an unknown tongue.” --1 Cor. xiv. 19.
See
Had rather, under
Had.
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