İngilizce-Türkçe-Almanca sözlük

1. -mektense: I decided to visit a friend rather than go home. Eve gitmektense bir arkadaşı ziyaret etmeye karar verdim.
2. -den ziyade, -den çok: This place is like a museum rather than a house. Burası, evden ziyade müzeye benziyor.
3. oldukça, epeyce, bir hayli: He´s getting along rather well with his fellow workers. İş arkadaşlarıyla oldukça iyi geçiniyor.
4. daha doğrusu.
5. tercih etmek: I had/would rather go. Gitmeyi tercih ederim./Bana kalırsa giderim. I had rather not do it. Yapmamayı tercih ederim./Yapmasam daha iyi. I think he would rather die! Bence ölmeyi tercih eder!. tercihan; daha dogrusu; daha çok, daha ziyade; oldukça, epeyce; elbette, tabii. fa.daha isteyerek:adv.oldukça. fa.daha isteyerek:adv.oldukça. z.
6. -den ziyade,. adtercihen, iyisimi, daha iyisi, daha doğrusu, oldukça, bayağı, az çok, aksine, bilâkis.
7. den ziyade; tercihen/oldukça/birazcık, Yapmasam daha, I had rather not do it, Gitmeyi tercih ederim, ya I had rather go, Öyle, Bana kalırsa gideceğim; aksine, tersine; e kalırsa, tercihan, den ise; oldukça; daha doğrusu.
8. tercihen. iyisimi. daha iyisi. daha doğrusu. oldukça. bayağı. az çok. aksine (brit.). bilâkis (brit.). tercihan. daha çok. daha ziyade. epeyce. ii. elbette. tabii.
9. biraz. az çok. oldukça. epeyce. den daha çok. daha büyük ölçüde. daha doğrusu. epey epeyce.
10. daha isteyerek adoldukça.
11. tercihan. daha dogrusu. daha çok. daha ziyade. oldukça. epeyce. elbette. tabii.

Etymology : Middle English, from Old English hrathor, comparative of hrathe quickly; akin to Old High German rado quickly, Old English hræd quick
Pronunciation : 'ra-[th]&r, 'rä
Function : adverb
Date : before 12th century

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1. advery, quite; to a degree, somewhat; slightly, a bit; might as well. ratherratio \ra"ti*o\ , n. [l., fr. reri, ratus, to reckon, believe, think, judge. see: reason.].
2. (math.) the relation which one quantity or magnitude has to another of the same kind. it is expressed by the quotient of the division of the first by the second; thus, the ratio of 3 to 6 is expressed by &frac36; or ½; of a to b by a/b; or (less commonly) the second is made the dividend; as, a:b = b/a.note: some writers consider ratio as the quotient itself, making ratio equivalent to a number. the term ratio is also sometimes applied to the difference of two quantities as well as to their quotient, in which case the former is called arithmetical ratio, the latter, geometrical ratio. the name ratio is sometimes given to the rule of three in arithmetic. see: under rule.
3. hence, fixed relation of number, quantity, or degree; rate; proportion; as, the ratio of representation in congress.
4. Prior; earlier; former.
5. Earlier; sooner; before.
6. More readily or willingly; preferably.
7. On the other hand; to the contrary of what was said or suggested; instead.
8. Of two alternatives conceived of, this by preference to, or as more likely than, the other; somewhat.
9. More properly; more correctly speaking.
10. In some degree; somewhat; as, the day is rather warm; the house is rather damp. to some 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" on the contrary; "rather than disappoint the children, he did two quick tricks before he left"; "he didn't call; rather , he wrote her a letter"; "used English terms instead of Latin ones".
11. 1. You use rather than when you are contrasting two things or situations. Rather than introduces the thing or situation that is not true or that you do not want. The problem was psychological rather than physiological When I'm going out in the evening I use the bike if I can rather than the car. Rather is also a conjunction. She made students think for themselves, rather than telling them what to think.
12. You use rather when you are correcting something that you have just said, especially when you are describing a particular situation after saying what it is not. He explained what the Crux is, or rather, what it was.
13. If you say that you would rather do something or you'd rather do it, you mean that you would prefer to do it. If you say that you would rather not do something, you mean that you do not want to do it. If it's all the same to you, I'd rather work at home Kids would rather play than study I would rather Lionel took it on Sorry. I'd rather not talk about it Would you like that? Don't hesitate to say no if you'd rather not.
14. You use rather to indicate that something is true to a fairly great extent, especially when you are talking about something unpleasant or undesirable. I grew up in rather unusual circumstances The first speaker began to talk, very fast and rather loudly I'm afraid it's rather a long story The reality is rather more complex The fruit is rather like a sweet chestnut.
15. politeness You use rather before verbs that introduce your thoughts and feelings, in order to express your opinion politely, especially when a different opinion has been expressed. I rather think he was telling the truth.