Meaning
5 senses(not comparable)By a small margin.
I barely completed my homework. However, I got a score of 5 for it.
1925, Walter Anthony and Tom Reed (titles), Rupert Julian (director), The Phantom of the Opera, silent movie ‘It is barely possible you may hear of a ghost, a Phantom of the Opera!’
kaum
едва́jedvá, е́ле-е́леjéle-jéle, лишьlišʹ
ле́двеlédve, ті́лькиtílʹky, лише́lyšé
(not comparable)Almost not at all.
The plane is so far away now I can barely see it.
Yes, it is barely visible.
gerade noch, kaum
е́леjéle, едва́jedvá, почти́ неpočtí ne
almost not
(not comparable)Recently, just now.
I barely got to the store.
(comparable, rare)Openly, clearly, plainly.
(archaic, not comparable)Merely.
Examples
860 sentencesI barely feel the pain anymore.
Я майже не відчуваю болю. — deniko
deIch habe kaum noch Schmerzen. — raggione
Tom barely made it in time.
Том ледве встиг. — deniko
deTom schaffte es gerade so eben. — kumakyoo
Tom had barely enough to eat.
Том ледве поїв. — deniko
Tom barely had enough to eat.
Том ледве поїв. — deniko
Tom and Mary barely know each other.
Том та Мері ледве знайомі. — deniko
ruТом и Мэри едва знакомы. — marafon
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
From Middle English baarly, bareliche, barely, barly, from Old English bærlīċe, equivalentFrom Middle English baarly, bareliche, barely, barly, from Old English bærlīċe, equivalent to bare + -ly. Compare Danish bare (“only, just”), Norwegian bare (“only, just”).
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Forms
more barely, most barely| Comparative | more barely Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most barely |
regular
Synonyms
5 synonymsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Adverbs of manner — Because it is an -ly adverb
Collocations
12 patterns- barely had enough
- barely managed to
- barely speak
- barely had time
- barely able to
- was barely able
- barely managed
- could barely speak
- barely escaped
- could barely hear
- can barely walk
- barely made