Rather — Rath er (r[a^][th] [ e]r; 277), adv. [AS. hra[eth]or, compar. of hra[eth]e, hr[ae][eth]e, quickly, immediately. See {Rath}, a.] [1913 Webster] 1. Earlier; sooner; before. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Thou shalt, quod he, be rather false than I. Chaucer … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Rather — is a family name. It is also an adverb in the English language.Rather may refer to:* Dan Rather, news presenter * Elizabeth Rather, expert in the computer programming language Forthsurname … Wikipedia
Rather — ist der Name folgender Personen: Rather von Verona (um 887 974), Theologe und Bischof von Verona und Lüttich Dan Rather (* 1931), US amerikanischer Journalist Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unterscheidung mehrerer … Deutsch Wikipedia
Rather — Rath er (r[a^][th] [ e]r), a. [Compar. of {Rath}, a.] Prior; earlier; former. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Now no man dwelleth at the rather town. Sir J. Mandeville. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
rather — adv. 1) rather + inf. + than (she would rather play tennis than watch TV) 2) (colloq.) rather + clause + than (I would rather you stayed home than go out in this blizzard; she would rather you did your homework than watched TV) 3) rather + inf.… … Combinatory dictionary
rather — adv. /radh euhr, rah dheuhr/; interj. /radh err , rah dherr /, adv. 1. in a measure; to a certain extent; somewhat: rather good. 2. in some degree: I rather thought you would regret it. 3. more properly or justly; with better reason: The contrary … Universalium
rather — adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hrathor, comparative of hrathe quickly; akin to Old High German rado quickly, Old English hræd quick Date: before 12th century 1. with better reason or more propriety ; more properly < this you… … New Collegiate Dictionary
rather — Synonyms and related words: OK, Roger, a bit, a little, a rebours, absolutely, acceptably, adequately, after all, again, against the grain, albeit, all right, all the same, alright, alrighty, alternately, alternatively, although, amen, arsy varsy … Moby Thesaurus
rather — 1. adverb /ˈɹɑːðə,ˈɹæðɚ,ˈɹɑðɚ/ a) Used to specify a choice or preference; preferably. Id rather stay in all day than go out with them. b) Used to introduce a contradiction; on the contrary … Wiktionary
rather — adv. Rather is used with these adjectives: ↑absurd, ↑abusive, ↑academic, ↑afraid, ↑amazing, ↑ambiguous, ↑arbitrary, ↑ashamed, ↑awful, ↑bare, ↑barren, ↑bemused … Collocations dictionary
rather — North Country (Newcastle) Words to have rather is a common north country expression (than would rather) … English dialects glossary