Meaning

3 senses
  1. Not occurring at a regular interval; seldom; not often.

    We rarely go to the theatre.

    Rarely do you ever find an eagle this far up the river.

    selten

    ре́дкоrédko, нечастоnečasto, изредкаizredka

    рі́дкоrídko, зрі́дкаzrídka, і́нколиínkoly

  2. Unusually well; excellently.

    After all the schooling, I can finally write rarely now.

    замеча́тельноzamečátelʹno

  3. To a rare degree; very.

    I became a rarely good judge of the best in modern painting.

    исключи́тельноisključítelʹno, на ре́дкостьna rédkostʹ

    напро́чудnapróčud, ви́ключноvýključno, винятко́воvynjatkóvo

More definitions
  • not often

Examples

646 sentences
  1. I rarely get to sit down.

    Мені рідко вдається присісти.

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  2. Tom only very rarely does that.

    Том це робить дуже рідко.

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  3. Tom rarely does that by himself.

    Том нечасто робить це сам.

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  4. Tom very rarely does that alone.

    Том дуже нечасто робить це сам.

    ruТом очень редко делает это сам.

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  5. Tom is rarely in a good mood.

    Том рідко у доброму гуморі.

    ruУ Тома редко бывает хорошее настроение.

    deTom ist selten guter Laune.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
not occurring at a regular interval:
to a rare degree:
Русский
By meaning 3
not occurring at a regular interval:
unusually well:
to a rare degree:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
not occurring at a regular interval:

Forms

rarelier/more rarely, rareliest/most rarely
Comparativerarelier / more rarely Lesson
Superlativerareliest / most rarely

regular

Synonyms

11 synonyms

Antonyms

3 antonyms

Word family

4 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • rarely go out
  • rarely go
  • rarely does that
  • rarely ever
  • rarely go to
  • rarely talks about
  • rarely eat
  • rarely see
  • rarely wears
  • very rarely does
  • rarely talks
  • rarely smiles

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
rarely — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto