seldom
Rare; infrequentRare; infrequent.
» He seldom writes to his father.
Er schreibt selten an seinen Vater.
Он редко пишет своему отцу.
Он редко пишет отцу.
Він рідко пише татові.
Meaning
1 senses(archaic)Rare; infrequent.
Examples
665 sentencesHe seldom writes to his father.
Він рідко пише татові.
ruОн редко пишет своему отцу.
deEr schreibt selten an seinen Vater.
He seldom gives his wife presents.
Він рідко дарує своїй дружині подарунки.
ruОн редко дарит своей жене подарки.
deEr schenkt seiner Frau selten etwas.
She is seldom late for school.
Вона рідко запізнюється до школи.
ruОна редко опаздывает в школу.
Tom is seldom late for appointments.
Том рідко запізнюється на зустрічі.
deTom kommt selten zu spät zu Verabredungen.
Tom seldom eats with his family.
Том нечасто їсть разом із родиною.
Origin
From late Middle English seldom, alteration of earlier selden by analogy with adverbial daFrom late Middle English seldom, alteration of earlier selden by analogy with adverbial datives such as whilom, from Old English seldan (“seldom”), from Proto-West Germanic *seldanā, from Proto-Germanic *seldanē.
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Forms
more seldom/seldomer, most seldom/seldomest| Comparative | more seldom / seldomer Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most seldom / seldomest Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
18 synonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- C1Inversion: advanced patterns — Because the lesson uses it
- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
Collocations
12 patterns- seldom if ever
- seldom does that
- seldom eat
- seldom go to
- seldom go
- seldom speak
- seldom go out
- seldom makes mistakes
- seldom talks about
- is seldom late
- seldom speaks to
- seldom see