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Anonymous Posted 21 years ago
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rated it highly or rated it high ?

Which one is correct ?

1> Company isn't rated highly
2> Company isn't rated high

According to dictionary, highly is adverb.. What we need here is adjective in the end ,correct ? So 2 is correct and 1 is wrong ?

Please guide. thanks in advance. - Sharad.
  

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Hello Sharad I too am learning English here. I have waited native speakers' visit to answer your question, but till now nobody has come. So let me try to answer if you don't mind.

  • Hello Sharad I too am learning English here.
  • I have waited native speakers' visit to answer your question, but till now nobody has come.
  • So let me try to answer if you don't mind.
  • My dictionary (OED) says "rate something high" and "rate something highly" are both correct with no difference in the meaning.
  • But interesting is that we can't say "rate something lowly".
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Hello Sharad

I too am learning English here. I have waited native speakers' visit to answer your question, but till now nobody has come. So let me try to answer if you don't mind.

My dictionary (OED) says "rate something high" and "rate something highly" are both correct with no difference in the meaning. But interesting is that we can't say "rate something lowly". In this case

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