Definition of Rather

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Rather

Prior; earlier; former.

Earlier; sooner; before.

More readily or willingly; preferably.

On the other hand; to the contrary of what was said or suggested; instead.

Of two alternatives conceived of, this by preference to, or as more likely than, the other; somewhat.

More properly; more correctly speaking.

In some degree; somewhat; as, the day is rather warm; the house is rather damp.

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Rather Quotations

The biggest disease today is not leprosy or tuberculosis, but rather the feeling of being unwanted.
Mother Teresa

Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value.
Albert Einstein

The high destiny of the individual is to serve rather than to rule.
Albert Einstein

Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value.
Albert Einstein

Leave all the afternoon for exercise and recreation, which are as necessary as reading. I will rather say more necessary because health is worth more than learning.
Thomas Jefferson

I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than those attending too small a degree of it.
Thomas Jefferson

We are the creative force of our life, and through our own decisions rather than our conditions, if we carefully learn to do certain things, we can accomplish those goals.
Stephen Covey

Your children will see what you're all about by what you live rather than what you say.
Wayne Dyer

Begin to see yourself as a soul with a body rather than a body with a soul.
Wayne Dyer

Live one day at a time emphasizing ethics rather than rules.
Wayne Dyer

Rather Translations

rather in Afrikaans is tog, nogal, taamlik
rather in Danish is nok
rather in Dutch is een klein beetje, lichtelijk, ietwat
rather in Finnish is han, kylliksi
rather in French is certes, assez
rather in Italian is preferire, veramente, abbastanza, anzi
rather in Latin is pocius potius, quin, potius, potius, magis
rather in Portuguese is bastante
rather in Spanish is propiamente, mas bien, proximamente, poquito
rather in Swedish is ganska, snarare, hellre

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