Rather
US /ˈræðɚ, ˈrɑðɚ/
・UK /'rɑ:ðə(r)/
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adv.AdverbSomewhat; fairly; not that much
He is a rather difficult teenager, unlike his sister who was charming at that age
adv.AdverbMore exactly; more correctly
I would say the temperature is freezing, rather than cold
adv.AdverbPreferably; instead
I want to study rather than watch television, I have a test tomorrow
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How Words Can Harm: Crash Course Philosophy #28
- Rather than focusing on words that most people would agree are negative, Ross deals with words that generally seem innocuous.
Rather than focusing on words that most people would agree are negative, Ross deals with words that generally seem innocuous.
- Rather than focusing on words that most people would agree are negative, Ross deals with words that generally seem innocuous.
Rather than focusing on words that most people would agree are negative, Ross deals with words that generally seem innocuous.
#AskGaryVee Episode 72: Casey Neistat on Applying to College & How to Focus on Goals
- And I've always said with my work that I'd rather if 100 people see a movie I make, I'd rather have 50 people love it and 50 people hate it than have 100 people go, "Eh." So it's a fine line,
And I've always said with my work that I'd rather if 100 people see a movie I make, I'd rather have 50 people love it and 50 people hate it than have 100 people go, "Eh." So it's a fine line,
- that I'd rather, if 100 people see
that I'd rather, if 100 people see
The Greatest Innovations In Formula One
- and manufacturers began to design entire cars around this concept, rather than just going for the most aerodynamic shape possible.
and manufacturers began to design entire cars around this concept, rather than just going for the most aerodynamic shape possible.
- rather than just going for the most aerodynamic
shape possible.
rather than just going for the most aerodynamic shape possible.
Bereavement: How to Transform Grief & Depression Through Spiritual Healing
- You're going to have to do some deep forgiveness of yourself and others and taking responsibility and all those things, or else you will come out of this—what do they say?—bitter rather than better.
You're going to have to do some deep forgiveness of yourself and others and taking responsibility and all those things, or else you will come out of this—what do they say?—bitter rather than better.
- You know, cramped rather than expanded.
You know, cramped rather than expanded.
Knight
- and they generally fielded armies composed of large masses of infantry, with an infantry elite, the comitatus, which often rode to battle on horseback rather than marching on foot.
and they generally fielded armies composed of large masses of infantry, with an infantry elite, the comitatus, which often rode to battle on horseback rather than marching on foot.
- At about this time the Franks increasingly remained on horseback to fight on the battlefield as true cavalry rather than as mounted infantry,
At about this time the Franks increasingly remained on horseback to fight on the battlefield as true cavalry rather than as mounted infantry,
Peppa Pig Shopping Part 41 - Peppa Pig HD
- delicious it does look rather yummy oh let's pretend it was on the list
delicious it does look rather yummy oh let's pretend it was on the list
- It does look rather yummy.
It does look rather yummy.
The First Presidential Debate: Hillary Clinton And Donald Trump (Full Debate) | NBC News
- But personally, I'd rather deal with the other problems having put that lid on their nuclear program than still to be facing that.
But personally, I'd rather deal with the other problems having put that lid on their nuclear program than still to be facing that.
- PERSONALLY, I'D RATHER
PERSONALLY, I'D RATHER
How to Get People to Listen to You | The Harvard Business Review Guide
- Start sentences with "I" rather than "you," so your listener doesn't feel accused and shut down.
Start sentences with "I" rather than "you," so your listener doesn't feel accused and shut down.
- Do you have any ideas?" This shifts the conversation to talk about the process itself so that you can get back to the substance at hand rather than a power struggle over who's right and who's wrong.
Do you have any ideas?" This shifts the conversation to talk about the process itself so that you can get back to the substance at hand rather than a power struggle over who's right and who's wrong.
Screens are NOT the reason kids need glasses ?
- By the time the kid is about 6, their eyeballs are just the right length for the lens to be able to focus incoming light and form a crisp image right on the retina, rather than focusing well behind it.
By the time the kid is about 6, their eyeballs are just the right length for the lens to be able to focus incoming light and form a crisp image right on the retina, rather than focusing well behind it.
- By the time the kid is about 6, their eyeballs are just the right length for the lens to be able to focus incoming light and form a crisp image right on the retina, rather than focusing well behind it.
By the time the kid is about 6, their eyeballs are just the right length for the lens to be able to focus incoming light and form a crisp image right on the retina, rather than focusing well behind it.
12 Signs You’re Way More Intelligent Than You Realize
- environments. That doesn't mean intelligent people are dirty or unhygienic. Rather,
environments. That doesn't mean intelligent people are dirty or unhygienic. Rather,
- Rather, many smart people work well in cluttered spaces surrounded by sources of inspiration.
Rather, many smart people work well in cluttered spaces surrounded by sources of inspiration.