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Eipjoo Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

rather like

“Although it was wonderful to see him again, we had to be discreet. It was a complicated situation. We developed a whole set of stratagems – rather like lovers in a Regency romance.”

What are the part of speech, rather and like respectively? And what’s the meaning of ‘rather like’?
  

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eipjoo What are the part of speech of " rather " and " like " respectively? Rather is an adverb; like is a preposition. eipjoo And what’s the meaning of ‘rather like’?

  • eipjoo What are the part of speech of " rather " and " like " respectively?
  • Rather is an adverb; like is a preposition.
  • eipjoo And what’s the meaning of ‘rather like’?
  • somewhat similar to
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eipjooWhat are the part of speech of "rather" and "like" respectively?
Rather is an adverb; like is a preposition.
eipjooAnd what’s the meaning of ‘rather like’?
somewhat similar to

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