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ratherest, adv. & adj. meanings, etymology and more
The earliest known use of the word ratherest is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for ratherest is from before 1400, ...
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RATHEREST definition in American English - Collins Dictionary
(ˈrɑːðərɪst IPA Pronunciation Guide ). adverb. archaic. most readily, most willingly. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.
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ratherest - Middle English Compendium - University of Michigan
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses). 1. (a) Soonest; (b) most willingly; (c) most especially, principally; ~ of, in preference to (sb.).
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ratherest
ˈratherest, adv. (and a.) [f. rather adv. + -est.] † 1. Soonest. Obs. rare—1.a 1425 Cursor M. 22129 (Trin.) Turne..þei shul raþerest and siþen oþere at þe leest. 2. Most of all, most particularly. Obs. exc. dial.c 1420 Chron. Vilod. 1014 Þe best we shull ratherest byleve to. 1535 Fisher Spir. Consol...
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Ratherest - The Free Dictionary
ratherest. (ˈrɑːðərɪst). adv. archaic most readily, most willingly. Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition ...
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RATHER Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
1 ... with better reason or more propriety : more properly ... this you should pity rather than despise ... William Shakespeare ... 2 ... more readily or ...
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unconfirmed
unconˈfirmed, ppl. a. [un-1 8 and 5 b.] 1. Not having received the rite of confirmation.1565 J. Calfhill Answ. Martiall 99, I besech you, how many be suffered to dye, vnconfirmed. 1920 Conference of Bishops of Anglican Communion 30 The irregularity of admitting to Communion the baptized but unconfir...
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Rather - Etymology, Origin & Meaning
Middle English rather, from Old English hraþor "more quickly; earlier, sooner," also "more readily or willingly," comparative of rathe.
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RATHER | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary
RATHER meaning: 1. quite; to a slight degree: 2. more accurately; more exactly: 3. used to express an opposite…. Learn more.
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the farthest thing | WordReference Forums
I have never heard of ratherest. In regards to your context, perhaps it means "the latest thing"? Which would mean an item which is very ...
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How to use "rather", "dare" and "lest"? : r/grammar - Reddit
Rather itself is a adverb, it modifies the verb, it means to soke extent. So it changes the degree of the verb if that make sense.
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rather, adv. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary
The earliest known use of the adverb rather is in the Old English period (pre-1150). rather is a variant or alteration of another lexical item ...
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rathe
▪ I. rathe obs. form of raith.▪ II. † rathe, n.1 Obs. In 3 raþ(e, rath. [a. ON. ráð = OE. rǽd rede n.] Counsel, advice; help.c 1200 Ormin 1414 Þatt teȝȝ forr þe deofless raþ Drihhtiness raþ forrwurrpenn. c 1300 Havelok 75 To þe faderles was he rath, Wo so dede hem wrong or lath. Ibid. 2542.▪ III. ra...
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