Question

A2  rather  oldukça, bir hayli; epeyce

Accepted Answer

adverb  /ˈrɑːðə(r)  ; US ˈræðər  /
adverb rather (adverb)
 /ˈrɑːðə(r) 
; US ˈræðər  / adverb
 
 quite
oldukça, bir
hayli; epeyce
 It was a rather nice day.
 It was rather a nice day.
 No, I didn't fail the exam – in fact I did
rather well.
 It cost rather a lot of money.
 He spoke rather too quickly for me to understand.
 It's rather a pity that you can't come
tomorrow.
 I was rather hoping that you'd be free on
Friday.
Eğer
rather sözcüğünü olumlu bir sözcük ile birlikte kullanırsanız,
şaşırdığınız veya memnun olduğunuz anlamına gelir:
 My teacher doesn't look very friendly, but
he is actually rather nice.
 Bir şeyi eleştirmek için rather
sözcüğünü olumsuz bir sözcük ile kullanabilirsiniz:
 This room's rather untidy.
 Rather, quite ve fairly'nin
hepsi ‘çok değil’ anlamına gelir. Rather en güçlüsü, fairly ise
en zayıfıdır. Pretty, rather ile aynı anlamdadır ama daha az
resmîdir. 
IDIOMS
or
rather
used as a way of
correcting sth you have said, or making it more exact
aslında, daha
doğrusu
 She lives in London, or rather she lives in
a suburb of London.
rather
than
instead of; in place
of
yerine
 I think I'll just have a sandwich rather
than a full meal.
would
rather … (than)
would prefer to
tercih
etmek
 I'd rather go to the cinema than watch TV.

Level	A2
Kind	adverb
Front	rather
IPA	/ˈrɑːðə(r) ; US ˈræðər / adverb
Back	oldukça, bir hayli; epeyce
Back 2	rather (adverb) /ˈrɑːðə(r) ; US ˈræðər / adverb quite oldukça, bir hayli; epeyce It was a rather nice day. It was rather a nice day. No, I didn't fail the exam – in fact I did rather well. It cost rather a lot of money. He spoke rather too quickly for me to understand. It's rather a pity that you can't come tomorrow. I was rather hoping that you'd be free on Friday. Eğer rather sözcüğünü olumlu bir sözcük ile birlikte kullanırsanız, şaşırdığınız veya memnun olduğunuz anlamına gelir: My teacher doesn't look very friendly, but he is actually rather nice. Bir şeyi eleştirmek için rather sözcüğünü olumsuz bir sözcük ile kullanabilirsiniz: This room's rather untidy. Rather, quite ve fairly'nin hepsi ‘çok değil’ anlamına gelir. Rather en güçlüsü, fairly ise en zayıfıdır. Pretty, rather ile aynı anlamdadır ama daha az resmîdir. IDIOMS or rather used as a way of correcting sth you have said, or making it more exact aslında, daha doğrusu She lives in London, or rather she lives in a suburb of London. rather than instead of; in place of yerine I think I'll just have a sandwich rather than a full meal. would rather … (than) would prefer to tercih etmek I'd rather go to the cinema than watch TV.

Bir I Adverb Ile /ˈrɑːðə(R) ˈræðər Oldukça Hayli

rather (adverb)