rather+than

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• rather than — phrase used for saying that one thing is preferred to another or happens instead of another Doug chose to quit rather than admit that he’d made a mistake. Rather than criticizing your husband, why not find out if there’s something wrong? We want… …   Useful english dictionary

• rather than — index in lieu of Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• rather than — I. conjunction Date: 14th century 1. used with the infinitive form of a verb to indicate negation as a contrary choice or wish < rather than continue the argument, he walked away > < chose to sing rather than play violin > 2. and not < obscures… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• rather than — used for saying that one thing is preferred to another or happens instead of another Doug chose to quit rather than admit that he d made a mistake. Rather than criticizing your husband, why not find out if there s something wrong? We want the… …   English dictionary

• rather than — 1. conjunction And not. Id like to go home early rather than risk the roads later. 2. preposition instead of; in preference to. Id like a dog rather than a cat …   Wiktionary

• rather than — prep. instead of conj. and not (e.g.: The legs of the table are glued to the body, rather than screwed onto it. ) …   English contemporary dictionary

• rather...than otherwise — rather…than otherwise Rather than not • • • Main Entry: ↑other …   Useful english dictionary

• rather…than otherwise — Rather than not ● other …   Useful english dictionary

• would rather … (than) — would rather… (than) idiom (usually reduced to d rather) would prefer to • She d rather die than give a speech. • ‘Do you want to come with us?’ ‘No, I d rather not.’ • Wo …   Useful english dictionary

• sooner rather than later — ˌsooner rather than ˈlater idiom after a short time rather than after a long time • We urged them to sort out the problem sooner rather than later. Main entry: ↑soonidiom …   Useful english dictionary

• implied rather than expressly stated — index implicit Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary