hardly
Not reallyNot really.
» I can hardly believe his story.
Ich kann seine Geschichte kaum glauben. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Я с трудом верю в его историю. — Lenin_1917
Мені складно повірити в його історію. — deniko
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1 sensesNot really.
I think the Beatles are a really overrated band. ― Hardly!
Examples
1315 sentencesI can hardly believe his story.
Мені складно повірити в його історію. — deniko
ruЯ с трудом верю в его историю. — Lenin_1917
deIch kann seine Geschichte kaum glauben. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I have hardly any English books.
У мене майже немає англійських книжок. — deniko
ruУ меня почти нет английских книг. — fjay69
deIch habe kaum englische Bücher. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I hardly ever go to church.
Я майже ніколи не буваю в церкві. — deniko
ruЯ почти не хожу в церковь. — sharptoothed
I can hardly believe it's over.
Не віриться, що цьому кінець. — Dionizio
deIch kann kaum glauben, dass es vorbei ist. — jast
Tom hardly ever leaves his room.
Том майже ніколи не виходить зі своєї кімнати. — deniko
Origin
From Middle English hardely, hardliche, from Old English heardlīċe (“boldly; hardily; withFrom 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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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- C1Inversion: advanced patterns — Because the lesson uses it
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
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.