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/'ræðər/

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adverb
more readily or willingly
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"I'd rather be in Philadelphia"

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preferably sooner
adverb
to some (great or small) extent
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"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"

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kind of kinda sort of
adverb
to a degree (not used with a negative)
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quite
adverb
on the contrary
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"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"

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instead

Examples of rather

"I'd rather be in Philadelphia"
"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"
"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"