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გამოთქმა: /ˈrɑːðə/

განმარტებულია rather სიტყვის თარგმნა ფლექსია სინონიმები

Universal
  • used to express emphatic affirmation, agreement, or acceptance:‘You are glad to be home, aren’t you?’ ‘Rather!’

ზმნისართი

Universal
  • 1 (would rather) used to indicate one’s preference in a particular matter:would you like some wine or would you rather stick to sherry? she’d rather die than cause a scene [with clause]:I’d rather you didn’t tell him
  • 2 [as submodifier] to a certain or significant extent or degree:she’s been behaving rather strangely he’s rather an unpleasant man
  • used before verbs so as to make the expression of a feeling or opinion less assertive:I rather think he wants me to marry him we were rather hoping you might do that for us
  • 3used to suggest that the opposite of a previous statement is the case; on the contrary: [sentence adverb]:There is no shortage of basic skills in the workplace. Rather, the problem is poor management
  • more precisely:I walked, or rather limped, the two miles home
  • instead of; as opposed to:she seemed indifferent rather than angry

had rather

literary or archaic would rather:I had rather not see him

rather you (or him or her etc.) than me

used to convey that one would be reluctant oneself to undertake a particular task undertaken by someone else: ‘I’m picking him up after lunch.’ ‘Rather you than me.’

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