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indef. art. (also an before a vowel sound) 1. ямар нэг, нэгэн. a man хүн, нэгэн хүн. a book ном, нэгэн ном. 2a. (бутархай ба тооны нэрийн өмнө ордог бөгөөд нэг гэсэн утгатай): a fifth of the population хүн амын тавны нэг. 2b. (юмны хэмжээ заасан үгийн өмнө байх ба орчуулагдахгүй): a few weeks цөөхөн долоо хоног. a great many times маш олон удаа. 3. (and холбоостой цогц утга бүхий хос нэр үгийн өмнө ордог ба орчуулагдахгүй): a knife and fork хутга сэрээ хоёр. 4. гэгч, хэмээх. A Mr Green is waiting to see you. Тантай уулзахаар ноён Грин гэгч хүлээж байна. 5. (хүмүүс ба эд юмсын аль анги, төрөлд хамаарахыг заадаг): The car was a Volvo, not a Saab. Тэр машин Сааб биш Волво байв. 6. (үгүйсгэх өгүүлбэрт) юу ч: He didn't tell us a thing about his trip. Тэр, аяллынхаа талаар бидэнд юу ч ярьсангүй. 7. (хэн нэгэнд хамаатай эсэхийг заасан нэр үгийн өмнө ордог бөгөөд нэг гэсэн утгатай): He is a friend of my father's. Тэр бол аавын минь найз нарын нэг. It's a habit of Sally's. Энэ бол Сэллигийн зуршлуудын нэг. 8. (зураач ба бусад уран бүтээлчийн нэрийн өмнө орж тухайн бүтээл хэнийх болохыг заадаг): This painting is a Rembrandt. Энэ зураг бол Рембрандтынх. 9. (half/ rather/ such/ what/ many зэргийн дараах нэр үгтэй зайлшгүй байдаг): I've never met such a nice girl. Ийм нэгэн хөөрхөн охинтой би учирч явсангүй. 10. (тодотголтой хийсвэр нэрийн өмнө ордог): We're looking for someone with a good knowledge of German. Бид герман хэл сайн мэддэг хүн эрж байна.
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rather — [[t]rɑ͟ːðə(r), ræ̱ð [/t]] ♦ 1) PHR PREP You use rather than when you are contrasting two things or situations. Rather than introduces the thing or situation that is not true or that you do not want. The problem was psychological rather than… … English dictionary
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before — [bē fôr′, bifôr′] adv. [ME biforen < OE beforan < be , BY + foran,FORE] 1. in advance; in front; ahead 2. in the past; previously [I ve heard that song before] 3. at an earlier time; sooner [come at ten, not before] prep … English World dictionary
Rather — Rath er (r[a^][th] [ e]r; 277), adv. [AS. hra[eth]or, compar. of hra[eth]e, hr[ae][eth]e, quickly, immediately. See {Rath}, a.] [1913 Webster] 1. Earlier; sooner; before. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Thou shalt, quod he, be rather false than I. Chaucer … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Before — Be*fore , prep. [OE. beforen, biforen, before, AS. beforan; pref. be + foran, fore, before. See {Be }, and {Fore}.] 1. In front of; preceding in space; ahead of; as, to stand before the fire; before the house. [1913 Webster] His angel, who shall… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Before the mast — Before Be*fore , prep. [OE. beforen, biforen, before, AS. beforan; pref. be + foran, fore, before. See {Be }, and {Fore}.] 1. In front of; preceding in space; ahead of; as, to stand before the fire; before the house. [1913 Webster] His angel, who … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Before the wind — Before Be*fore , prep. [OE. beforen, biforen, before, AS. beforan; pref. be + foran, fore, before. See {Be }, and {Fore}.] 1. In front of; preceding in space; ahead of; as, to stand before the fire; before the house. [1913 Webster] His angel, who … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
before — ► PREPOSITION , CONJUNCTION , & ADVERB 1) during the period of time preceding. 2) in front of. 3) in preference to; rather than. ORIGIN Old English, from BY(Cf. ↑by) + FORE(Cf. ↑fore) … English terms dictionary
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