{"id":6677,"date":"2021-03-09T08:20:16","date_gmt":"2021-03-09T08:20:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elblogdeidiomas.es\/?p=6677"},"modified":"2021-03-05T21:21:05","modified_gmt":"2021-03-05T21:21:05","slug":"how-do-you-use-rather-in-english","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elblogdeidiomas.es\/en\/how-do-you-use-rather-in-english\/","title":{"rendered":"How do you use “rather” in English?"},"content":{"rendered":"

How do you use “rather” in English?<\/strong><\/h1>\n
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INDEX OF CONTENTS<\/p>\n

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  • Like an adverb of degree<\/li>\n
  • With adjective + noun<\/li>\n
  • With noun<\/li>\n
  • Rather a lot<\/li>\n
  • Rather + verb<\/li>\n
  • Rather: comparison<\/li>\n
  • Rather like (more like)<\/li>\n
  • Alternatives and preferences<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n

    In this article we are going to show you\u00a0how and when\u00a0rather<\/em>\u00a0(rather) is used as an adverb of degree<\/strong>\u00a0.\u00a0And also when we use it to express alternatives and preferences.\u00a0It should be borne in mind that this word causes a lot of confusion to Spanish speakers because it has a multitude of meanings and therefore uses.<\/p>\n

    Like an adverb of degree<\/strong><\/h2>\n

    We use it to emphasize an adjective or adverb<\/strong>\u00a0.\u00a0Has a similar meaning to\u00a0remove<\/em> (quite) (when used remove<\/em>\u00a0with qualifying words. It\u00a0is more formal than\u00a0<\/strong>quite<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0often use it\u00a0to express something unexpected or surprising.:<\/p>\n

    A<\/strong>\u00a0:<\/p>\n

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    • You\u2019re not just wasting your time here, are you?<\/li>\n
    • No solo est\u00e1s perdiendo el tiempo aqu\u00ed, \u00bfverdad?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      B<\/strong>\u00a0:<\/p>\n

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      • No, I\u2019m rather busy, in fact<\/li>\n
      • No, estoy bastante ocupado, de hecho.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        With adjective + noun<\/strong><\/h2>\n

        With\u00a0a \/ an we usually use rather<\/strong>\u00a0a \/ an + adjective + noun, but we can also use rather + adjective + noun.\u00a0With other determiners (some, those) we use determiner + instead + adjective + noun:<\/p>\n

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        • We\u00a0had to wait rather a long time. (or, less common, We had to wait a rather long time.) \/\u00a0<\/em>Tuvimos que esperar bastante tiempo. (o, menos com\u00fan, tuvimos que esperar bastante tiempo).<\/li>\n
        • I had some rather bad news today. \/\u00a0<\/em>Hoy he recibido malas noticias.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          With noun<\/strong><\/h2>\n

          Rather, with a noun\u00a0is more common in formal language<\/strong>\u00a0than informal, particularly in writing:<\/p>\n

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          • It was rather a surprise to find them in the house before me \/\u00a0<\/em>Fue bastante sorprendente encontrarlos en la casa antes que yo.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

            Rather a lot (<\/strong>Bastante)<\/h2>\n
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            • We often use rather with a lot to refer to large amounts and quantities \/\u00a0<\/em>A menudo usamos bastante con mucho para referirnos a grandes cantidades y cantidades<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

              We also use\u00a0rather a lot<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0to refer to\u00a0often<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0:<\/p>\n

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              • They went there rather a lot \/\u00a0<\/em>Fueron all\u00ed bastante<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                Rather + verb<\/strong><\/h2>\n

                We can use it\u00a0to emphasize verbs<\/strong>\u00a0.\u00a0We use it most commonly with verbs like\u00a0enjoy<\/em>\u00a0(enjoy),\u00a0\u00a0hope<\/em>\u00a0(wait), like:<\/p>\n

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                • I was rather hoping you\u2019d forgotten about that. \/\u00a0<\/em>(Esperaba que te hubieras olvidado de eso).<\/li>\n
                • He rather liked the idea of a well-paid job in Japan. \/\u00a0<\/em>(Le gustaba bastante la idea de un trabajo bien remunerado en Jap\u00f3n.)<\/li>\n
                • <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                  Rather: comparison<\/strong><\/h2>\n

                  We use it\u00a0with more or less + an adjective or adverb in formal writing<\/strong>\u00a0to make a comparison with something:<\/p>\n

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                  • Quite probably you simply didn\u2019t realise that peas and beans and sweet-corn are such valuable vegetables, and you will now continue to eat them rather more frequently because you like them anyway. \/\u00a0<\/em>(Es muy probable que simplemente no te hayas dado cuenta de que los guisantes, los frijoles y el ma\u00edz dulce son vegetales tan valiosos, y ahora continuar\u00e1 comi\u00e9ndolos con bastante m\u00e1s frecuencia porque de todos modos le gustan).<\/li>\n
                  • Now that she saw Rupert again, he was rather less interesting and a little older than she had remembered him \/\u00a0<\/em>(Ahora que vio a Rupert de nuevo, era menos interesante y un poco mayor de lo que ella lo recordaba).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                    Rather like<\/strong> (M\u00e1s bien como)<\/h2>\n

                    We use it with like to refer to similarities.\u00a0We use quite like to mean “quite similar to”:<\/p>\n

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                    • They were small animals, rather like rats. \/\u00a0<\/em>(Eran animales peque\u00f1os, m\u00e1s bien como ratas).<\/li>\n
                    • I was in the middle. I felt rather like a referee at a football match trying to be fair and keep the sides apart. \/\u00a0<\/em>(Yo estaba en el medio. Me sent\u00ed m\u00e1s bien como un \u00e1rbitro en un partido de f\u00fatbol tratando de ser justo y mantener los lados separados).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                      Comparison:<\/strong> adjectives bigger (<\/em>m\u00e1s grande), biggest (<\/em>m\u00e1s grande), more interesting<\/em>\u00a0(m\u00e1s interesante)<\/p>\n

                      Alternatives and preferences<\/strong><\/h2>\n

                      We use it instead of giving more importance to one thing when comparing two alternatives or preferences:<\/p>\n

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                      • He wanted to be an actor rather than a comedian. \/\u00a0<\/em>(Quer\u00eda ser actor en lugar de comediante).<\/li>\n
                      • Can we come over on Saturday rather than Friday? \/\u00a0<\/em>(\u00bfPodemos venir el s\u00e1bado en lugar del viernes?)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                        More than usual this happens between two things that are being compared. <\/strong>However, we can also use it at the beginning of a sentence.\u00a0When we use instead of with a verb, we use the base form or (less commonly) the -ing form of a verb.<\/p>\n

                        We hope that with this article and given the much confusion it generates for Spanish-speakers because it has a multitude of meanings and uses, we have contributed to clarify its more than complicated use, with which we will be satisfied.<\/p>\n

                        To say goodbye we want to remind you that these are the next available calls with which to obtain your\u00a0official title\u00a0.<\/p>\n\n\n

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