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rarely

Definition

  • adverb: not very often
  • adverb: not often
  • synonyms: seldom, once in a while, barely

Examples

  • These machines only need to be fixed very 'rarely'. = These machines 'rarely' need to be fixed.

  • Such radical opinions have 'rarely', 'if ever', been heard here before.

  • The temperature 'rarely' [='seldom'] drops below freezing here.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Dialogue: Marked=..,Default,NTP,!Effect,He, of course, never trusted me again. Dialogue: Marked=..,Default,NTP,!Effect,He rarely left me alone.\NBut he doesn't understand. Dialogue: Marked=..,Default,NTP,!Effect,l'm never alone. Never. Dialogue: Marked=..,Default,NTP,!Effect,l see what l desire. (..)
    2001 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone