rather

[ˈræðər]

Definition:
1. To some (great or small) extent.
2. More readily or willingly.
3. On the contrary.

Use 'rather' in a sentence:

• 1. It had made some rather bad mistakes which I thought should be corrected.
• 2. The problem was psychological rather than physiological.
• 3. ‘I'm going climbing tomorrow. ’ ‘Rather you than me! ’
• 4. It now seems a probability rather than just a possibility.
• 5. He was conscious that he was talking rather too much.
• 6. I'd rather meet him here on my own home ground.
• 7. She's rather prim and precise.
• 8. Mollie confesses she is rather partial to pink.
• 9. Standards of living were deteriorating rather noticeably.
• 10. She fell and hurt her leg rather badly.
• 11. They've been rather timid in the changes they've made.
• 12. They would rather work than live on welfare.
• 13. In the end he had to walk─or rather run─to the office.
• 14. Sometimes the results may be rather startling.
• 15. I rather suspect we're making a mistake.
• 16. She's a rather large woman.
• 17. He looks rather like his father.
• 18. I'd rather do the journey in one go, and not stop on the way.
• 19. His answer rather disconcerted her.
• 20. But there must be no talk of final victory; rather, the long, hard slog to a solution.
• 21. I rather like the decorative effect.
• 22. I'd rather not talk about it in mixed company.
• 23. The patient has responded to the treatment rather better than expected.
• 24. He had a rather forbidding, saturnine manner.
• 25. 'Well, he did have a sort of family connection with it, didn't he.' — 'Oh yes. Rather.'
• 26. I did have rather spindly legs.
• 27. ‘Do you want to come with us? ’ ‘No, I'd rather not. ’
• 28. It would be better to transport the goods by rail rather than by road.
• 29. I didn't fail the exam; in fact I did rather well!
• 30. The weather is rather on our side.
• 31. Good writing is unfortunately the exception rather than the rule.
• 32. Twenty million years ago, Idaho was not the arid place it is now. Rather, it was warm and damp, populated by dense primordial forest.
• 33. She'd rather die than give a speech.
• 34. I think he's a rather mixed up kid.
• 35. Who's the rather large lady in the hat?
• 36. I'm sorry, I'd rather you didn't go.
• 37. I'd rather you came with us.
• 38. The decision was based on emotion rather than rational thought.
• 39. I'm afraid it's a rather long story.
• 40. The office was large and functional rather than welcoming.
• 41. I grew up in rather unusual circumstances.
• 42. It is easier to think in concrete terms rather than in the abstract.
• 43. The walls were not white, but rather a sort of dirty grey.
• 44. Would you rather walk or take the bus?
• 45. It was rather a difficult question.
• 46. The report was a device used to hide rather than reveal problems.
• 47. The leaves are soft, round and rather furry.
• 48. The exam was rather difficult.
• 49. He was rather bemused by children.
• 50. I think I'll have a cold drink rather than coffee.
• 51. Toni looked at him rather haughtily.
• 52. We were rather hoping you'd be able to do it by Friday.
• 53. I'd rather come with you.
• 54. The leaves taste rather bitter.
• 55. Increasingly, training is taking place in the office rather than outside it.
• 56. The police presented a reactive rather than preventive strategy against crime.
• 57. The instructions were rather complicated.
• 58. I found the course rather heavy going.
• 59. Sedge is similar in appearance to grass but has a solid rather than a hollow stem.
• 60. Consumption rather than saving has become the central feature of contemporary societies.
• 61. She worked as a secretary, or rather, a personal assistant.
• 62. Why didn't you ask for help, rather than trying to do it on your own?
• 63. It was a rather difficult question.
• 64. What made you choose the one rather than the other?
• 65. Alice looked rather offended.
• 66. If it's all the same to you, I'd rather work at home.
• 67. I rather think he was telling the truth.
• 68. Kids would rather play than study.
• 69. Which programme would you rather appear on?.
• 70. She prefers to act rather than direct.