seldom
Infrequently, rarelyInfrequently, rarely.
» He seldom writes to his father.
Er schreibt selten an seinen Vater. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Он редко пишет своему отцу. — afyodor
Он редко пишет отцу. — marafon
Він рідко пише татові. — deniko
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1 sensesInfrequently, rarely.
They seldom come here now.
selten
ре́дкоrédko, и́зредкаízredka
рі́дкоrídko, зрі́дкаzrídka
- not often
Examples
665 sentencesHe seldom writes to his father.
Він рідко пише татові. — deniko
ruОн редко пишет своему отцу. — afyodor
deEr schreibt selten an seinen Vater. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
He seldom gives his wife presents.
Він рідко дарує своїй дружині подарунки. — deniko
ruОн редко дарит своей жене подарки. — shanghainese
deEr schenkt seiner Frau selten etwas. — wolfgangth
She is seldom late for school.
Вона рідко запізнюється до школи. — deniko
ruОна редко опаздывает в школу. — shanghainese
Tom is seldom late for appointments.
Том рідко запізнюється на зустрічі. — deniko
deTom kommt selten zu spät zu Verabredungen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom seldom eats with his family.
Том нечасто їсть разом із родиною. — deniko
Translations
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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 |
regular
Synonyms
9 synonyms- not often:rarely
Antonyms
12 antonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- C1Inversion: advanced patterns — Because the lesson uses it
- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative 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