hardly

hardly
1. adv едва, насилу, еле; почти не

hardly anything — почти ничего

I could hardly understand him — я еле понимал его

I could hardly believe my eyes — я едва мог верить своим глазам

I can hardly wait — жду не дождусь; жду с нетерпением

I hardly know her — я её почти не знаю

she can hardly see — она почти ничего не видит

hardly ever — очень редко, почти никогда

hardly any — почти ничего

hardly at all — почти ничего

hardly anything — почти что ничего

hardly ever — почти никогда, очень редко

abuse hardly writable — брань почти непечатная

2. adv едва ли, вряд ли

it is hardly possible — едва ли это возможно

he will hardly come now — вряд ли он придёт сейчас

hardly … when — лишь только …, как

a hardly distinguishable sound — едва различимый звук

there was hardly anybody there — вряд ли там был кто-нибудь

3. adv с трудом, с усилием, с напряжением; тяжело

hardly pronounceable — труднопроизносимый

I could hardly stand her patter — я с трудом выносил её болтовню

4. adv резко; сурово; жестоко; несправедливо

he was hardly treated — с ним плохо обошлись

5. adv уст. твёрдо, уверенно
Синонимический ряд:
1. barely (adj.) barely; scarcely
2. hardly ever (adj.) hardly ever; occasionally; rarely
3. harshly (adj.) cruelly; harshly; rigorously; rigourously; roughly; severely; unkindly
4. barely (other) barely; by a hair's breadth; imperceptibly; infinitesimally; infrequently; just; merely; nearly; perceptibly; rarely; scarce; scarcely
5. hard (other) arduously; badly; bitterly; burdensomely; difficultly; energetically; fiercely; firmly; forcefully; forcibly; frantically; frenziedly; furiously; hard; harshly; keenly; laboriously; madly; might and main; mightily; onerously; painfully; powerfully; rancorously; resentfully; rigorously; roughly; severely; solid; solidly; sorely; stormily; strongly; toilsomely; tumultuously; turbulently; vigorously; violently; wildly
Антонимический ряд:
frequently; fully

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  • Hardly — Hard ly (h[aum]rd l[y^]), adv. [AS. heardlice. See {Hard}.] [1913 Webster] 1. In a hard or difficult manner; with difficulty. [1913 Webster] Recovering hardly what he lost before. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. Unwillingly; grudgingly. [1913 Webster]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • hardly — (adv.) c.1200, in a hard manner, with great exertion or effort, from O.E. heardlic stern, severe, harsh; bold, warlike (see HARD (Cf. hard) + LY (Cf. ly) (2)). Hence assuredly, certainly (early 14c.). Main modern sense of barely, just (1540s)… …   Etymology dictionary

  • hardly — [härd′lē] adv. [ME hardliche < OE heardlice] 1. Now Rare a) with effort or difficulty b) severely; harshly 2. only just; barely; scarcely: often used ironically or politely to mean “not quite,” or “not at all” [hardly the person to ask] 3.… …   English World dictionary

  • hardly — [adv] scarcely; with difficulty almost inconceivably, almost not, barely, by a hair, by no means, comparatively, detectably, faintly, gradually, imperceptibly, infrequently, just, little, no more than, not a bit, not at all, not by much, not… …   New thesaurus

  • hardly — ► ADVERB 1) scarcely; barely. 2) only with great difficulty. 3) no or not (suggesting surprise at or disagreement with a statement) …   English terms dictionary

  • hardly — adverb 1 almost not: I hadn t seen him for years but he had hardly changed at all. | can/could hardly do sth: The children were so excited they could hardly speak. | I can hardly believe it. | hardly anyone/anything (=almost no one or almost… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • hardly — hard|ly W2S2 [ˈha:dli US ˈha:rdli] adv 1.) almost not ▪ My parents divorced when I was six, and I hardly knew my father. ▪ The children were so excited they could hardly speak. ▪ I can hardly believe it. ▪ Hardly anyone (=almost no one) writes to …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • hardly — hard|ly [ hardli ] adverb *** Hardly is a negative word and is often used with words like any and ever, but it should not be used with other negative words: We hardly ever do anything interesting. Hardly comes before the main verb of a sentence,… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • hardly */*/*/ — UK [ˈhɑː(r)dlɪ] / US [ˈhɑrdlɪ] adverb Summary: Hardly is a negative word and is often used with words like any and ever , but it should not be used with other negative words: We hardly ever do anything interesting. Hardly comes before the main… …   English dictionary

  • hardly — [[t]hɑ͟ː(r)dli[/t]] ♦♦ 1) ADV BRD NEG: ADV before v, ADV group, oft ADV amount (emphasis) You use hardly to modify a statement when you want to emphasize that it is only a small amount or detail which makes it true, and that therefore it is best… …   English dictionary

  • hardly — 01. They [hardly] ever go out; maybe once a month at most. 02. I [hardly] recognized you with your new haircut. 03. My daughter can [hardly] remember Quebec City because she was very little when we lived there. 04. Your father [hardly] slept at… …   Grammatical examples in English


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