Rather
adverb
More correctly or accurately.
His actions are strange, or rather, they seem strange to me.
Often appears as...
- or rather
- not rather
adverb
To a certain or significant extent or degree.
I'm rather tired
Often appears as...
- rather tired
- rather like
adverb
Used to add surprising or contrasting information.
I don’t like fish, but I do like sushi, which is rather odd.
Often appears as...
- rather odd
- rather strange
conjunction
Instead of; used to suggest a different or preferred option.
I suggest you go home rather than waiting here in the cold.
Often appears as...
- rather than wait
- rather than see
adverb
More correctly or accurately.
His actions are strange, or rather, they seem strange to me.
Often appears as...
- or rather
- not rather
adverb
To a certain or significant extent or degree.
I'm rather tired
Often appears as...
- rather tired
- rather like
adverb
Used to add surprising or contrasting information.
I don’t like fish, but I do like sushi, which is rather odd.
Often appears as...
- rather odd
- rather strange
conjunction
Instead of; used to suggest a different or preferred option.
I suggest you go home rather than waiting here in the cold.
Often appears as...
- rather than wait
- rather than see
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2Clarification Tool
Use 'rather' to correct or refine a statement for better accuracy.
He's a musician, or rather, a singer-songwriter.
Pro Tip 2/2Conversational Nuance
'Rather' can softly contradict or provide nuances without being too direct.
She said it was yellow, or rather, gold.
Pro Tip 1/2Clarification Tool
Use 'rather' to correct or refine a statement for better accuracy.
He's a musician, or rather, a singer-songwriter.
Pro Tip 2/2Conversational Nuance
'Rather' can softly contradict or provide nuances without being too direct.
She said it was yellow, or rather, gold.
Pro Tip 1/2Clarification Tool
Use 'rather' to correct or refine a statement for better accuracy.
He's a musician, or rather, a singer-songwriter.
Pro Tip 2/2Conversational Nuance
'Rather' can softly contradict or provide nuances without being too direct.
She said it was yellow, or rather, gold.
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The surprising reason...
millions of years of evolution have fine-tuned the immune system so that it works for, rather than against us. The symptoms of our illnesses are annoying, but collectively, they signify an ancient process that will continue barricading our bodies against the outside world for centuries to come.
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Where Your Cat Goes May...
you should have let me to rather quickly he might walk a little jacket late first but if you see it you know a couple days ago buyer cats are really unique because they're the only pets we have that we just give free license to roam wherever they want if we let them outside people who said
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The science of...
and enhancing your memory. This might explain why people never forget their first kiss. The idea of so much of our attraction being influenced by chemicals and evolutionary biology may seem cold and scientific rather than romantic, but the next time you see someone you like,
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The Atlantic slave...
but meeting the European's massive demand created intense competition. Slavery replaced other criminal sentences, and capturing slaves became a motivation for war, rather than its result. To defend themselves from slave raids, neighboring kingdoms needed European firearms,
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How stress affects your...
Your life will always be filled with stressful situations. But what matters to your brain and entire body is how you respond to that stress. If you can view those situations as challenges you can control and master, rather than as threats that are insurmountable,
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Why the buildings of the...
It's expensive, it takes a long time, and it's very complicated. And the people that build things -- developers and governments -- they're naturally afraid of innovation, and they'd rather just use those forms that they know you'll respond to.
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Why do we feel...
Studies have shown that inducing nostalgia in people can help increase their feelings of self-esteem and social belonging, encourage psychological growth, and even make them act more charitably. So rather than being a cause of mental distress,
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A brief history of goths...
Although Roman culture was never fully lost, its influence declined and new art styles arose focused on religious symbolism and allegory rather than proportion and realism. This shift extended to architecture
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The Deadly Portuguese...
it's such a successful strategy the jellies are one of the most common life forms on the planet but among the jellies and looking somewhat like them is a rather more complex and sinister
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What game theory teaches...
what we're in right now the Cold War is alive and well and we will not help contribute to stabilizing the world until we start playing the game were in rather than playing the
Video examples
The surprising reason...
millions of years of evolution have fine-tuned the immune system so that it works for, rather than against us. The symptoms of our illnesses are annoying, but collectively, they signify an ancient process that will continue barricading our bodies against the outside world for centuries to come.
Video examples
Where Your Cat Goes May...
you should have let me to rather quickly he might walk a little jacket late first but if you see it you know a couple days ago buyer cats are really unique because they're the only pets we have that we just give free license to roam wherever they want if we let them outside people who said
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The science of...
and enhancing your memory. This might explain why people never forget their first kiss. The idea of so much of our attraction being influenced by chemicals and evolutionary biology may seem cold and scientific rather than romantic, but the next time you see someone you like,
Video examples
The Atlantic slave...
but meeting the European's massive demand created intense competition. Slavery replaced other criminal sentences, and capturing slaves became a motivation for war, rather than its result. To defend themselves from slave raids, neighboring kingdoms needed European firearms,
Video examples
How stress affects your...
Your life will always be filled with stressful situations. But what matters to your brain and entire body is how you respond to that stress. If you can view those situations as challenges you can control and master, rather than as threats that are insurmountable,
Video examples
Why the buildings of the...
It's expensive, it takes a long time, and it's very complicated. And the people that build things -- developers and governments -- they're naturally afraid of innovation, and they'd rather just use those forms that they know you'll respond to.
Video examples
Why do we feel...
Studies have shown that inducing nostalgia in people can help increase their feelings of self-esteem and social belonging, encourage psychological growth, and even make them act more charitably. So rather than being a cause of mental distress,
Video examples
A brief history of goths...
Although Roman culture was never fully lost, its influence declined and new art styles arose focused on religious symbolism and allegory rather than proportion and realism. This shift extended to architecture
Video examples
The Deadly Portuguese...
it's such a successful strategy the jellies are one of the most common life forms on the planet but among the jellies and looking somewhat like them is a rather more complex and sinister
Video examples
What game theory teaches...
what we're in right now the Cold War is alive and well and we will not help contribute to stabilizing the world until we start playing the game were in rather than playing the
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Ultimately, man should not ask what the meaning of his life is, but rather he must recognize that it is he who is asked.
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Life is nothing but a competition to be the criminal rather than the victim.
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Say not, 'I have found the truth,' but rather, 'I have found a truth.
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I would rather have peace in the world than be President.
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I'd rather give my life than be afraid to give it.
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Reason in man is rather like God in the world.
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Friendships are discovered rather than made.
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Ben Carson
American Scientist
Well, I say that the most important job you can possibly have is raising a child, and it needs to be treated that way. You have to show them, rather than just talk to them.
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Viktor E. Frankl
Austrian Psychologist
Ultimately, man should not ask what the meaning of his life is, but rather he must recognize that it is he who is asked.
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Anais Nin
American Author
How wrong it is for a woman to expect the man to build the world she wants, rather than to create it herself.
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Bertrand Russell
British Philosopher
Life is nothing but a competition to be the criminal rather than the victim.
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Khalil Gibran
Lebanese Poet
Say not, 'I have found the truth,' but rather, 'I have found a truth.
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Harry S Truman
American President
I would rather have peace in the world than be President.
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John Kennedy
American Lawyer
I would rather drink weedkiller than support Obamacare.
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Lyndon B. Johnson
American President
I'd rather give my life than be afraid to give it.
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Thomas Aquinas
Italian Theologian
Reason in man is rather like God in the world.
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Harriet Beecher Stowe
American Author
Friendships are discovered rather than made.
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