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• rather — 1. Rather is common in BrE as a so called ‘downtoner’, i.e. an adverb that reduces the effect of the following adjective, adverb, or noun, as in It is rather expensive, You were driving rather fast, and He s rather a fool. With nouns, the… …   Modern English usage

• rather you than me — rather you (or him or her, etc.) than me used to convey that one would be reluctant oneself to undertake a particular task or project undertaken by someone else I m picking him up after lunch. Rather you than me. * * * rather you, him, etc. than… …   Useful english dictionary

• rather him than me — rather you, him, etc. than ˈme idiom (informal) used for saying that you would not like to do sth that another person is going to do • ‘I m going climbing tomorrow.’ ‘Rather you than me!’ Main entry: ↑ratheridiom …   Useful english dictionary

• rather — predeterminer, adverb 1 (+ adj/adv) quite; fairly: I was rather surprised to see him with his ex wife. | He was limping rather badly as he walked off the field. | It s not too big for you at all. I rather like the way it fits you. | rather a big… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• rather — ra|ther W1S1 [ˈra:ðə US ˈræðər] predeterminer, adv [: Old English; Origin: hrathor more quickly ] 1.) fairly or to some degree ▪ I was rather surprised to see him with his ex wife. ▪ He was limping rather badly. ▪ My own position is rather… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• than — /dhan, dhen/; unstressed /dheuhn, euhn/, conj. 1. (used, as after comparative adjectives and adverbs, to introduce the second member of an unequal comparison): She s taller than I am. 2. (used after some adverbs and adjectives expressing choice… …   Universalium

• rather — adv. 1 (often foll. by than) by preference; for choice (would rather not go; would rather stay than go). 2 (usu. foll. by than) more truly; as a more likely alternative (is stupid rather than honest). 3 more precisely (a book, or rather, a… …   Useful english dictionary

• than — I. conjunction Etymology: Middle English than, then then, than more at then Date: before 12th century 1. a. used as a function word to indicate the second member or the member taken as the point of departure in a comparison expressive of… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• him — pronoun [third person singular] 1》 used as the object of a verb or preposition to refer to a male person or animal previously mentioned. 2》 referring to a person or animal of unspecified sex (now largely replaced by ‘him or her’ or ‘they’). 3》… …   English new terms dictionary

• than — W1S1 [ðən strong ðæn] conj, prep [: Old English; Origin: thanne, thAnne] 1.) used when comparing two things, people, situations etc ▪ Natalie was prettier than her sister. ▪ You need that money more than I do. ▪ There were more people there than… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Than Shwe — Infobox President | name = Than Shwe | caption = order = Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council of Myanmar primeminister = Khin Nyunt Soe Win Thein Sein vicepresident = Maung Aye term start = 23 April 1992 term end = predecessor =… …   Wikipedia