rarely

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UK /ˈɹɛːli/ US /ˈɹɛəɹli/

adv 3

Collocations

ADJ.

cold, english

It's rarely cold enough in England to see snow during winter.

VERB + RARELY

come, credit, give, meeting, occurred, see, writing

I rarely see my cousins because they live so far away now.

RARELY + NOUN

case, character, coffee, dentist, home, strangers

I rarely drink coffee after 3 pm because it keeps me awake at night.

PREP.

in, on

He rarely goes on vacation because he prefers to stay home with his family.

ADV.

ever, only

She rarely ever complains about anything, even when things go wrong.

Definitions

adv

Not occurring at a regular interval; seldom; not often.

We rarely go to the theatre.

Rarely do you ever find an eagle this far up the river.

Unusually well; excellently.

After all the schooling, I can finally write rarely now.

To a rare degree; very.

I became a rarely good judge of the best in modern painting.

others speake very honourably of his life and death, and in all other circumstances declare him to have beene a most excellent and rarely virtuous man.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adverb — not often

seldom

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

We rarely go to the theatre.

Wiktionary

Rarely do you ever find an eagle this far up the river.

Wiktionary

You have to give them credit, rarely does a character appeal equally to four-year-old children and middle-aged aunts posting tepid jokes and fake Oscar Wilde quotes on their timelines.

Wiktionary

I see it rarely.

Tatoeba · #1760

Our meeting rarely starts on time.

Tatoeba · #23452

English people rarely talk to strangers in the train.

Tatoeba · #26129

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