rather

/ˈrɑːðər/ adverb

Translation

SLIGHTLY › slightly or to a degree

biraz, az çok, oldukça

I rather like it. I find her books rather dull.1814

rather than › instead of

yerine; ...dan/den ziyade/çok; ...-mektense/dense

I thought we could go to the cinema this evening rather than stay at home. He saw his music as a hobby rather than a career.783

would rather › If you would rather do something, you would prefer to do that thing.

tercih etmek; yeğlemek

I'd much rather go out for a meal than stay in and watch TV.946

CORRECT › used to change something you have just said and make it more correct

daha doğrusu, aslında

I tried writing some drama, or rather comedy-drama, but it wasn't very good.783

(Definition of rather adverb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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