- RATHER Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of RATHER is with better reason or more propriety : more properly How to use rather in a sentence
- Dan Rather - Wikipedia
Rather's boyhood home being restored at the Wharton County Museum Rather was born on October 31, 1931, in Wharton County, Texas, the son of Daniel Irvin Rather Sr , a ditch digger and pipe layer, [9] and the former Byrl Veda Page Neither of his parents completed high school; however, they were avid readers [10][11] The Rathers moved to Houston when he was a child, where Dan attended Lovett
- RATHER | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
We use rather as a degree adverb (rather cold, rather nice) We also use it to express alternatives and preferences (green rather than blue, coffee rather than tea, slowly rather than quickly) …
- Rather - definition of rather by The Free Dictionary
1 relatively or fairly; somewhat: it's rather dull 2 to a significant or noticeable extent; quite: she's rather pretty 3 to a limited extent or degree: I rather thought that was the case 4 with better or more just cause: this text is rather to be deleted than rewritten
- rather - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
It is used where a plain adjective needs to be modified, but cannot be qualified When spoken, the meaning can vary with the tone of voice and stress
- RATHER definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
You use rather before verbs that introduce your thoughts and feelings, in order to express your opinion politely, especially when a different opinion has been expressed
- rather - WordReference. com Dictionary of English
Both would and had are used with rather in sentences such as I would rather (or had rather) go to the film than to the play Had rather is less common and is now widely regarded as slightly old-fashioned
- RATHER Synonyms: 84 Similar and Opposite Words - Merriam-Webster
Synonyms for RATHER: preferably, willingly, soon, either, readily, instead, first, alternatively; Antonyms of RATHER: involuntarily, reluctantly, unwillingly, forcibly, willy-nilly, very, extremely, particularly
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