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    rather

    US /ˈræðɚ, ˈrɑðɚ/

    ・

    UK /'rɑ:ðə(r)/

    A1TOEIC
    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

    10:46How 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.

    B1

    #AskGaryVee Episode 72: Casey Neistat on Applying to College & How to Focus on Goals

    22:22#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

    A2

    The Greatest Innovations In Formula One

    12:00The 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.

    B1

    Bereavement: How to Transform Grief & Depression Through Spiritual Healing

    35:17Bereavement: How to Transform Grief & Depression Through Spiritual Healing
    • out of this more, do they say, bitter rather than better.

      out of this more, do they say, bitter rather than better.

    • You know, cramped rather than expanded.

      You know, cramped rather than expanded.

    B1

    Knight

    40:16Knight
    • infantry, with an infantry elite, the comitatus, which often rode to battle on horseback rather

      infantry, with an infantry elite, the comitatus, which often rode to battle on horseback rather

    • rather than as mounted infantry, and would continue to do so for centuries thereafter.

      rather than as mounted infantry, and would continue to do so for centuries thereafter.

    B2

    Peppa Pig Shopping Part 41 - Peppa Pig HD

    05:06Peppa 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.

    B2

    The First Presidential Debate: Hillary Clinton And Donald Trump (Full Debate) | NBC News

    38:58The First Presidential Debate: Hillary Clinton And Donald Trump (Full Debate) | NBC News
    • PERSONALLY, I'D RATHER

      PERSONALLY, I'D RATHER

    B1

    How to Get People to Listen to You | The Harvard Business Review Guide

    10:12How 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.

    A2

    Screens are NOT the reason kids need glasses ?

    02:27Screens 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.

    B2

    12 Signs You’re Way More Intelligent Than You Realize

    11:4412 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.

    B1