Čo znamená hardly v angličtine a aká je definícia hardly?

V tomto najautoritatívnejšom anglickom slovníku sa môžete naučiť hardly výslovnosť, gramatika a synonymá.

hardly Význam & definícia

0 only just; almost not:
- I could hardly hear her at the back.
- The party had hardly started when she left.
- He hardly ate anything/He ate hardly anything.
- We hardly ever (= almost never) go to concerts.
- Hardly had a moment passed before the door creaked open.
1 certainly not:
- You can hardly expect a pay rise when you've only been working for the company for two weeks!
- Well don't be angry with me - it's hardly my fault that it's raining!
2 only just or almost not:
- Hardly a day passes that I don’t think about it.
- You’ve hardly eaten anything.
- Something is wrong with the phone – I can hardly hear you.
- I can hardly wait for your visit.
- We hardly ever see them anymore.
3 certainly not:
- It’s hardly surprising that he was angry.

It's so airless in here - I can hardly breathe.
Hardly anyone turned up for the party.
The instructions are printed so small I can hardly read them.
"Where's Mikey?" "How should I know? He's hardly ever in the office these days."
I hardly watch any television, apart from news and current affairs.
It's a policy that was hardly calculated to win votes.
Her worldly success can hardly be denied.
I had hoped for a little more from the world's greatest tenor, whose performance was workmanlike but hardly inspired.