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.