Hva betyr rather på engelsk og Hva er definisjonen av rather?

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0 to a fairly large degree -- ganske
- a rather boring speech en ganske kjedelig tale
1 used to correct what you have just said -- snarere
- We were invited to a party, or rather two parties. Vi ble invitert til en fest, eller rettere sagt to fester.
2 instead of -- heller enn
- We could go inside, rather than sitting out here in the wind. Vi kunne gå inn, heller enn å sitte her ute i vinden.
- Rather than wait any longer, we decided to leave. Heller enn å vente lenger, bestemte vi oss for å dra.
3 indicates what sb prefers -- ville heller
- I’d rather see a comedy than a drama tonight. Jeg vil heller se en komedie enn et drama i kveld.
- “Would you like to try it?” “Thanks, I’d rather not.” “Kunne du tenke deg å prøve den?” “Nei, takk, helst ikke.”
4 to a certain extent; slightly; a little -- ganske, nokså, temmelig
- He’s rather nice
- That’s a rather silly question / rather a silly question
- I’ve eaten rather more than I should have.
5 more willingly; preferably -- heller, snarere
- I’d rather do it now than later
- Can we do it now rather than tomorrow?
- I’d rather not do it at all
- I would/had rather you didn’t do that
- Wouldn’t you rather have this one?
- I’d resign rather than do that.
6 more exactly; more correctly -- (eller) snarere
- He agreed, or rather he didn’t disagree
- One could say he was foolish rather than wicked.

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