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Meaning of rather

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  rather
      adv 1: 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" [syn: {rather},
             {instead}]
      2: 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" [syn: {rather}, {kind of},
         {kinda}, {sort of}]
      3: more readily or willingly; "clean it well, preferably with
         warm water"; "I'd rather be in Philadelphia"; "I'd sooner die
         than give up" [syn: {preferably}, {sooner}, {rather}]
      4: to a degree (not used with a negative); "quite tasty"; "quite
         soon"; "quite ill"; "quite rich" [syn: {quite}, {rather}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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