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1 umquam
umquam ( unquam), adv. temp. [etym dub.], at any time, ever (opp. never; cf. aliquando); most freq. in neg. clauses, sometimes also in interrogations and in conditional clauses; but very seldom in affirmations. [p. 1929]I.In neg. clauses.A.Lit.:2.quod (principium) si numquam oritur, ne occidit quidem umquam,
Cic. Rep. 6, 25, 27: quod nemo umquam homo antehac Vidit, Plant. Am. 2, 1, 16; cf. id. ib. 2, 1, 41:neque umquam quicquam me juvat quod edo domi,
id. Capt. 1, 2, 33; id. Aul. 3, 1, 3:quam opinionem nemo umquam mortalis assequi potuit sine, etc.,
Cic. Rep. 2, 10, 17; 2, 15, 29:quod nec didicerint, nec uniquam scire curaverint,
id. ib. 1, 6, 11:atque haud sciam an ne opus sit quidem nihil umquam omnino deesse amicis,
id. Lael. 14, 51:nemo umquam adiit,
id. Har. Resp. 17, 37:cum ita sim adflictus ut nemo umquam,
id. Att. 3, 12, 1:itaque quantus non umquam antea exercitus venit,
Liv. 9, 37, 2; 9, 39, 5:non umquam gravis aere domum mihi dextra redibat,
Verg. E. 1, 36; cf. Prop. 1, 6, 21:non mehercule hoc umquam dixi,
Quint. 6, 3, 74: utinam ne umquam Mede Colchis cupido corde pedem extulisses, Enn. ap. Non. 297, 20 (Trag. v. 311 Vahl.).—In clauses, affirmative in form, in which a negation is implied (cf. II. infra):B.cave posthac, si me amas, umquam istuc verbum ex te audiam,
Ter. Heaut. 5, 4, 8:raro umquam, nisi forte, etc.,
hardly ever, Quint. 4, 1, 4; cf.:difficilior (interrogatio) hoc, quod raro umquam possunt ante judicium scire, quid testis dicturus sit,
id. 5, 7, 22.—Transf.1.In interrogations implying a negative: Le. Sed tu, en umquam cum quiquam viro Consuevisti? Si. Nisi quidem cum Alcesimarcho nemine, Plaut. Cist. 1, 1, 88; Ter. Phorm. 2, 2, 15; so, en umquam, very freq.; v. en: Ps. Eho an umquam tu hujus nupsisti patri? Ba. Di melius faciant, Plaut. Ps. 1, 3, 95:2.ullamne ego rem umquam in vita meā Volui, quin? etc.,
Ter. Heaut. 5, 3, 4: dic mihi hoc;solent tibi umquam oculi duri fieri?
Plaut. Men. 5, 5, 24; 5, 5, 26:quis homo pro moecho umquam vidit in domo meretriciā Prendi quemquam?
Ter. Eun. 5, 4, 38.—In conditional clauses;II.si umquam in dicendo fuimus aliquid... tum profecto, etc.,
Cic. Att. 4, 2, 2: Al. Di me perdant... Si illam uxorem duxero mihi umquam, quam despondit pater. Me. Et me, si umquam tibi uxorem filiam dedero meam, Plaut. Cist. 2, 1, 31 sq.:date ergo, daturae Si umquam estis hodie uxorem,
id. Cas. 4, 4, 11:si te in plateā offendero hac post umquam, periisti,
Ter. Eun. 5, 9 (8), 34:mihi si umquam filius erit, nae, etc.,
id. Heaut. 2, 1, 5:si umquam ullum fuit tempus, mater, cum, etc.,
id. ib. 5, 4, 1; id. Hec. 3, 3, 29:vovisse hunc dicam, si salvos domum redisset umquam,
id. ib. 3, 4, 21:si quando umquam equestri ope adjutam rempublicam meminerint, illo die annitantur, ut, etc.,
Liv. 10, 14, 11.—In affirmative clauses (cf. I. A. 2. supra):plus amat quam te umquam amavit,
Plaut. Ep. 1, 1, 63; id. Bacch. 3, 4, 14; cf. id. ib. 3, 4, 22;4, 8, 71: ut minime mirum futurum sit, si (Isocrates)... reliquis praestet omnibus, qui umquam orationes attigerunt,
Cic. Or. 13, 41:quod ei praeter spem acciderat, ut illam terram umquam attingeret,
id. Imp. Pomp. 9, 25: cum tyranno instituere amicitiam;et tyranno quam, qui umquam fuit, saevissimo, Liv 24, 32, 3: quare nunc quoque, licet major quam umquam moles premat, tamen, etc.,
Quint. 12, prooem. §2: utinam sit tempus umquam quo perfectus aliquis orator, etc.,
for once, ever, id. 12, 2, 9:excute: sic umquam longā relevere catenā, Nec tibi perpetuo serva bibatur aqua,
Ov. Am. 1, 6, 25:scintillam e stellā cadere et augeri terrae appropinquantem... semel umquam proditur, Cn. Octavio C. Scribonio coss.,
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2 ferē
ferē adv. [3 FER-], closely, quite, entirely, fully, altogether, just: grandicula, T.: ornatus fere militaris, quite: paria esse fere peccata, H.: Iamque fere, just at this time, V.: tum fere.—Of time, in general, usually, commonly, mostly: ruri fere Se continebat, T.: Fit fere, ut, etc.: quod fere libenter homines id, quod volunt, credunt, Cs.: Nigra fere terra, V.: quod non fere ante auctumnum solet, etc., not usually, Cs.: non sunt vitiosiores, quam fere plerique, qui, etc.—Of degree, nearly, almost, well-nigh, within a little, for the most part, about: abhinc mensīs decem fere, T.: quinta fere hora: tertiā fere vigiliā, Cs.: meus fere aequalis: totius fere Galliae legati, Cs.: fere omnes, Cs.: mihi fere satis est quod vixi: tantum fere, almost only: hoc fere ab reliquis differunt, quod, chiefly, Cs.—With negatives, scarcely, hardly: nec rei fere sane amplius quicquam fuit, T.: nemo fere saltat sobrius: (Catone) erat nemo fere senior.* * *almost; about, nearly; generally, in general; (w/negatives) hardly ever -
3 fermē
fermē adv. [for * ferimē, sup of fere], closely, quite, entirely, fully, altogether, just: iam ferme moriens me vocat, just dying, T.: quod ferme dirum in tempus cecidere Latinae.—Of time, in general, usually, commonly: parentum iniuriae Unius modi sunt ferme, T.: quod ferme evenit: inculta ferme vestiuntur virgultis, L.—Of degree, nearly, almost, well-nigh, about: ferme eadem omnia, quae, etc., T.: pars ferme dimidia, L.: aberat mons ferme milia viginti, S.—With a negative, hardly, scarcely: hoc non ferme sine magnis principum vitiis evenit: nec ferme res antiqua alia est nobilior, L.: ut eo nihil ferme quisquam addere posset.* * *nearly, almost, about; (with negatives) hardly ever -
4 perrārō
perrārō adv. [perrarus], very seldom, hardly ever: accidit: haec alea fallit, H.
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hardly\ ever — • hardly ever • scarcely ever adv. phr. Very rarely; almost never; seldom. It hardly ever snows in Florida. Johnny hardly ever reads a book … Словарь американских идиом
hardly ever — hard ly ev er (h[aum]rd l[y^] [e^]v [ e]r), adv. Seldom; rarely; almost never. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hardly ever — adverb : almost never : very seldom we hardly ever see them anymore * * * very rarely we hardly ever see them * * * hardly ever see ↑ever • • • Main Entry: ↑hardly … Useful english dictionary
hardly ever — or[scarcely ever] {adv. phr.} Very rarely; almost never; seldom. * /It hardly ever snows in Florida./ * /Johnny hardly ever reads a book./ … Dictionary of American idioms
hardly ever — or[scarcely ever] {adv. phr.} Very rarely; almost never; seldom. * /It hardly ever snows in Florida./ * /Johnny hardly ever reads a book./ … Dictionary of American idioms
hardly ever — rarely, not often, seldom … English contemporary dictionary
hardly/scarcely ever — almost never : ↑rarely She hardly ever sings anymore. I scarcely ever think of them now. • • • Main Entry: ↑ever … Useful english dictionary
hardly — hard|ly [ hardli ] adverb *** Hardly is a negative word and is often used with words like any and ever, but it should not be used with other negative words: We hardly ever do anything interesting. Hardly comes before the main verb of a sentence,… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
hardly */*/*/ — UK [ˈhɑː(r)dlɪ] / US [ˈhɑrdlɪ] adverb Summary: Hardly is a negative word and is often used with words like any and ever , but it should not be used with other negative words: We hardly ever do anything interesting. Hardly comes before the main… … English dictionary
hardly — [[t]hɑ͟ː(r)dli[/t]] ♦♦ 1) ADV BRD NEG: ADV before v, ADV group, oft ADV amount (emphasis) You use hardly to modify a statement when you want to emphasize that it is only a small amount or detail which makes it true, and that therefore it is best… … English dictionary
hardly — adverb 1 almost not: I hadn t seen him for years but he had hardly changed at all. | can/could hardly do sth: The children were so excited they could hardly speak. | I can hardly believe it. | hardly anyone/anything (=almost no one or almost… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
