a. | 1. | Prior; earlier; former. | |||
adv. | 1. | ||||
1. | Earlier; sooner; before. | ||||
2. | More readily or willingly; preferably. | ||||
3. | On the other hand; to the contrary of what was said or suggested; instead. | ||||
4. | Of two alternatives conceived of, this by preference to, or as more likely than, the other; somewhat. | ||||
5. | More properly; more correctly speaking. | ||||
6. | In some degree; somewhat;
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Adv. | 1. | rather - on the contrary; "rather than disappoint the children, he did two quick tricks before he left"; "he didn't call; rather (or instead), he wrote her a letter"; "used English terms instead of Latin ones" Synonyms: instead |
2. | rather - to some (great or small) extent; "it was rather cold"; "the party was rather nice"; "the knife is rather dull"; "I rather regret that I cannot attend"; "He's rather good at playing the cello"; "he is kind of shy" | |
3. | rather - more readily or willingly; "clean it well, preferably with warm water"; "I'd rather be in Philadelphia"; "I'd sooner die than give up" Synonyms: preferably, sooner | |
4. | rather - to a degree (not used with a negative); "quite tasty"; "quite soon"; "quite ill"; "quite rich" Synonyms: quite |