• Look up rather in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Rather may refer to ... Hilal Ahmed Rather, Indian Air Force air vice marshal from Kashmir.
  • 3. Choose a wife rather by your ear than your eye. 4. I would rather have my people laugh at my economies than weep for my extravagance.
  • There are particular sentence structures, however, where commas may be required. For example, when starting a sentence with "rather", add a comma after it.
  • Rather and Prefer are words used to show a choice from different options. The lesson below shows you how to use rather and prefer properly in English.
  • oldukça, bayağı, bilakis , "rather" ifadesinin Türkçe içine en iyi çevirileridir. Çevrilmiş örnek cümle: It is rather cold again today, but tomorrow we expect the...
  • 34 synonyms for rather: instead of, as opposed to, preferably, sooner, instead, more readily, more willingly, to some extent, quite, sort of, kind of, a little.
    • rather ambiguous : oldukça belirsiz
    • rather arbitrary : oldukça gelişigüzel
    • rather ashamed : çok utanmış
  • On this page you'll find 72 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to rather, such as: a bit, a little, comparatively, fairly, kind of, and pretty.
  • But when it comes to describing what they like better out of two or more options, learners should know how to use prefer and rather correctly.
  • Therefore, “rather than” implies that you have options and pick the one you like most. The term “instead of” means substituting one choice for another.