Meaning
1 senses(not comparable, obsolete)Rather.
Examples
19 sentencesI pulled the lever.
Я потягнув важіль. — deniko
ruЯ дёрнул за рычаг. — marafon
deIch legte den Hebel um. — Yorwba
Tom pulled a lever.
ruТом потянул рычаг. — odexed
deTom zog an einem Hebel. — Melang
Press down on the lever.
Tom put two slices of bread into the toaster and pushed down on the lever.
deTom legte zwei Scheiben Brot in den Toaster und schob den Hebel nach unten. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Push the lever down to flush.
Origin
From Middle English lever, comparative of leve, leef (“dear, beloved, lief”), equivalent tFrom Middle English lever, comparative of leve, leef (“dear, beloved, lief”), equivalent to lief + -er. Related to German lieber (“rather”).
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