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Torsten
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 #3 (permalink) Sat May 31, 2008 5:56 am Turn against sb |
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Hi,
Does word rather here mean highly dislike him??? |
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Zarinamo
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| #4 (permalink) Fri Feb 25, 2011 1:09 am Turn against sb |
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| Hi, I don't know.I've always thought that rather has a negative meaning,but here I don't know. |
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 Marica
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| #5 (permalink) Fri Feb 25, 2011 1:15 am Turn against sb |
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'Rather' here has the meaning of 'somewhat'.
That is, to some extent or degree:
She's been behaving rather strangely. -- She's been behaving somewhat strangely / She has been behaving strangely to some extent.
He's rather an unpleasant man. -- He's a somewhat unpleasant man / He is unpleasant to some extent.
She rather turned against me. -- She turned against me somewhat / She turned against me to some extent.
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| #6 (permalink) Fri Feb 25, 2011 1:17 am Turn against sb |
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| Marica wrote: | | Hi, I don't know.I've always thought that rather has a negative meaning,but here I don't know. |
It is often negative, but it doesn't have to be:
It's a rather pleasant afternoon.
You look rather fetching in that outfit.
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