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Rather in a sentence

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Rather meaning

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

Synonyms of Rather

instead kind of kinda sort of preferably sooner quite

Using Rather

  • The main meaning on this page is: 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.)
  • Useful related words include: instead, kind of, kinda, sort of.
  • In the example corpus, rather often appears in combinations such as: rather than, would rather, is rather.

Context around Rather

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 30.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 10 start, 10 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Rather

  • In this selection, "rather" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 30.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, something, conduct, case, power, unfamiliar and vote stand out and add context to how "rather" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include an industry rather than a and and tensions rather than cooperation. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "rather" sits close to words such as especially, example and almost, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with rather

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

These include rather gruesome turkeys, including this one which looks rather unappetising. (12 words)

It has created division rather than unity, hostility rather than harmony, and tensions rather than cooperation among Cambodians. (18 words)

The platforms would rather keep users trapped inside Instagram or their own network, rather than potentially lose users’ time and engagement. (21 words)

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. (50 words)

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. (45 words)

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. (41 words)

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? (28 words)

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.

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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.

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Common combinations with rather

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "rather" in a sentence?
An example: "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." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "rather" from authentic English texts.
What does "rather" mean?
Rather means: Used to specify a choice or preference; preferably, in preference to. (Now usually followed by than)
What are synonyms of "rather"?
Common synonyms of "rather" include: instead, kind of, kinda, sort of, preferably, sooner, quite.
How many example sentences with "rather" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "rather", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.