Meaning

5 senses
  1. Barely, only just, almost not.

    They hardly ever watch television.

    It's hardly possible he could lose the election.

    kaum

    едва́jedvá, е́леjéle

    ле́двеlédve, ледьledʹ

    almost not

  2. Certainly not; not at all.

    I hardly think they'll come in this bad weather!

  3. (dated)Harshly, severely; in a hard manner.

    hart, rau

    ре́зкоrézko, жёсткоžóstko, суро́воsuróvo

  4. (archaic)With difficulty.

    slowly and with difficulty

  5. (obsolete)Firmly, vigorously, with strength or exertion.

Examples

1315 sentences
  1. I can hardly believe his story.

    Мені складно повірити в його історію.

    ruЯ с трудом верю в его историю.

    deIch kann seine Geschichte kaum glauben.

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  2. I have hardly any English books.

    У мене майже немає англійських книжок.

    ruУ меня почти нет английских книг.

    deIch habe kaum englische Bücher.

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  3. I hardly ever go to church.

    Я майже ніколи не буваю в церкві.

    ruЯ почти не хожу в церковь.

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  4. I can hardly believe it's over.

    Не віриться, що цьому кінець.

    deIch kann kaum glauben, dass es vorbei ist.

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  5. Tom hardly ever leaves his room.

    Том майже ніколи не виходить зі своєї кімнати.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
barely, only just:
Русский
By meaning 2
barely, only just:
harshly:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
barely, only just:
harshly:

Origin

From Middle English hardely, hardliche, from Old English heardlīċe (“boldly; hardily; with

From Middle English hardely, hardliche, from Old English heardlīċe (“boldly; hardily; without ease; in a way that causes pain; not easily; only by degrees”), equivalent to hard + -ly. Compare Dutch hardelijk, German härtlich.

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Forms

hardlier/more hardly, hardliest/most hardly
Comparativehardlier / more hardly Lesson
Superlativehardliest / most hardly

regular

Synonyms

6 synonyms
barely, almost not or not quite:barelyB1justA1scarcelyB2only just
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words
Derivednot hardly

Collocations

12 patterns
  • hardly ever
  • hardly ever do
  • hardly ever go
  • hardly ever speak
  • hardly ever eats
  • hardly ever talks
  • can hardly wait
  • could hardly wait
  • hardly ever see
  • hardly any
  • hardly wait
  • could hardly believe

See also

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