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Cesio Raihandary Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

what "rather" means in those sentences

hey, i have an idiotic question, and need an answer

my friend talked to me and said, "the rather fast man" i know it means fast, but what the function of "rather" here??

i heard on top gear to, "the rather cheap car"
  

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Welcome to English Forums! Rather=very For ex: She is rather clever. She is very clever.

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  • Rather=very For ex: She is rather clever.
  • She is very clever.
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Hi Cesio Raihandary !Welcome to English Forums! Rather=very For ex: She is rather clever.
She is very clever.
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No, rather and very are not synonyms.


rather - to some degree / fairly / somewhat
very - to a great degree / extremely / highly
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rather/fairly/somewhat

These words may be used in deliberate understatement to imply 'very', but they do not mean 'very'.
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Nara A-vaHi Cesio Raihandary !Welcome to English Forums! Rather=very For ex: She is rather clever. She is very clever.
No, not even close. Rather - in this usage means "somewhat", or " to a certain degree".

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