rather
An enthusiastic affirmationAn enthusiastic affirmation.
» I would rather stay at home.
Ich würde lieber zu Hause bleiben. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Я би краще залишився вдома. — deniko
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1 senses(England, dated)An enthusiastic affirmation.
Would you like some? –Rather!
Examples
2396 sentencesI would rather stay at home.
Я би краще залишився вдома. — deniko
deIch würde lieber zu Hause bleiben. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I've got some rather serious news.
У мене є досить серйозні новини. — deniko
He is rather hard to please.
Йому досить складно догодити. — deniko
ruЕму довольно трудно угодить. — Biga
I'd rather go today than tomorrow.
Я краще піду сьогодні, ніж завтра. — deniko
ruЯ предпочел бы пойти сегодня, а не завтра. — sharptoothed
deIch möchte eher heute als morgen gehen. — xtofu80
Tom is rather rich, isn't he?
Том доволі багатий, еге ж? — deniko
Origin
From Middle English rather, from Old English hraþor, comparative of hraþe (“soon, early, fFrom Middle English rather, from Old English hraþor, comparative of hraþe (“soon, early, fast”). More at rathe. Cognate with Dutch radder (“faster”), comparative of Dutch rad (“fast; quick”), German Low German radd, ratt (“rashly; quickly; hastily”), German gerade (“even; straight; direct”). By surface analysis, rathe + -er.
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- C1Hedging and register — Because the lesson uses it
Collocations
12 patterns- rather stay
- rather not go
- rather not do
- rather die than
- rather stay home
- rather stay here
- rather stay at
- rather do that
- would rather stay
- rather live in
- rather not eat
- rather die