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Rather

Rather | Rath | Raths | Rathergate

Rather meaning

Used to specify a choice or preference; preferably, in preference to. (Now usually followed by than) | Used to introduce a contradiction; on the contrary. | Introducing a qualification or clarification; more precisely. (Now usually preceded by or.)

Example sentences (20)

For his part, Donald Trump has decreed that the party must now pivot to defending his glorious, patriotic conduct, rather than dicking around with "process," telling reporters yesterday, "I'd rather go into the details of the case rather than process.

It has created division rather than unity, hostility rather than harmony, and tensions rather than cooperation among Cambodians.

Examples include: "finished something" (rather than "finished with something"), "done something" (rather than "done with something"), "graduated university" (rather than "graduated from university").

As the dust settles, the ‘power sharing’, rather ‘power-yielding’ mechanics of the society have not just gone through a ‘radical change’, rather a ‘regime change’.

Buildings are rated relative to other properties in the same member state rather than across the EU as a whole, meaning those in class G are in the lowest 15 per cent of efficiency for Malta, rather than those in Belgium or Spain, for example.

But, rather than drop Havertz completely, Nagelsmann opted to use him in the rather unfamiliar position of left-back against Turkey on Saturday night.

By a two-to-one margin, they said they would rather vote for a candidate who promised to stop “woke” business, rather than a candidate who said businesses should have the freedom to decide what to support.

Even if you take a cynical view of him, he seems certain to care about the club more than the current owners, and there is an argument that United don't need Qatari money but rather an owner who puts money back into the club rather than taking it out.

He told BBC Radio 4 that Labour’s policy to stop illegal migration would be “rather more mundane”, and that rather than "wasting political capital" on Rwanda, Labour would want to put money in a “police unit” working across it.

He was respected rather than liked by fellow crew members, though his cat Mrs Chippy was popular, even after it emerged that he was Mr rather than Mrs.

His songs are deeply permeated with meaning, but Ray would rather have others define what the meaning of his songs are to them, rather than him defining it.

If it is more profitable to raise only one crop rather than a diverse array of crops, then monocrop rather than diversify.

If they won’t do something big budget I’d much rather they give an indie developer the chance to make a story game in the universe, rather than just another first person shooter.

Instead of abiding by this decision, the company rather communicated to the members of the affected group that they would rather conduct a full built assets survey i.e. comprising enumeration of all farm properties and structures on one’s land.

Kate Middleton opted to make a rather quiet entrance for her solo trip, and was filmed arriving at the side door of the stadium, rather than the front.

Rather than spend a turn picking which target Iron Man will launch a missile at and waiting for it to happen, many players would rather just take the action into their own hands and deliver the shot themselves.

She also said that the Land Army was “rather bewildered” at the Government’s decision to regard them as an industry rather than a service.

The platforms would rather keep users trapped inside Instagram or their own network, rather than potentially lose users’ time and engagement.

There are views that Nigeria should rather focus on national development rather than chasing restructuring on a state or regional basis, isn’t that also a valid argument?

These include rather gruesome turkeys, including this one which looks rather unappetising.