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rather Definition
(r)
on
the
contrary
; "
rather
than
disappoint
the
children
,
he
did
two
quick
tricks
before
he
left
"; "
he
didn
''
t
call
;
rather
(
or
instead
),
he
wrote
her
a
letter
"; "
used
English
terms
instead
of
Latin
ones
"
(r)
to
some
(
great
or
small
)
extent
; "
it
was
rather
cold
"; "
the
party
was
rather
nice
"; "
the
knife
is
rather
dull
"; "
I
rather
regret
that
I
cannot
attend
"; "
He
''
s
rather
good
at
playing
the
cello
"; "
he
is
kind
of
shy
"
(r)
more
readily
or
willingly
; "
clean
it
well
,
preferably
with
warm
water
"; "
I
''
d
rather
be
in
Philadelphia
"; "
I
''
d
sooner
die
than
give
up
"
(r)
to
a
degree
(
not
used
with
a
negative
); "
quite
tasty
"; "
quite
soon
"; "
quite
ill
"; "
quite
rich
"
rather Synonyms
instead
kind of
kinda
preferably
quite
rather
sooner
sort of
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