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(hɑːʳdli) 1. adverb [ADVERB before verb]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 to consider the opposite statement as being true. [emphasis] I hardly know you. Nick, on the sofa, hardly slept. He was given hardly 24 hours to pack his bags. Their two faces were hardly more than eighteen inches apart. Synonyms: barely, only just, scarcely, just More Synonyms of hardly 3. adverb [ADVERB noun]You use hardly before a negative statement in order to emphasize that something is usually true or usually happens. [emphasis] Hardly a day goes by without a visit from someone. 4. adverbWhen you say you can hardly do something, you are emphasizing that it is very difficult for you to do it. [emphasis] I can hardly believe it's been over eight years since you used to go camping at CedarCreek. My garden was covered with so many butterflies that I could hardly see the flowers. Synonyms: only just, just, only, barely More Synonyms of hardly 5. adverb [ADVERB before verb]If you say hardly had one thing happened when something else happened, you mean that the first event was followed immediately by the second. He had hardly collected the papers on his desk when the door burst open. Hardly had he returned to London than an anonymous well-wisher called to say he wasabout to be raided by Customs & Excise. 6. adverb [ADVERB before verb]You use hardly to mean 'not' when you want to suggest that you are expecting your listener or reader to agree with your comment. We have not seen the letter, so we can hardly comment on it. It's hardly surprising his ideas didn't catch on. The growth rate for 1980-89 was 2.2%. Hardly the stuff of economic miracles. Synonyms: not at all, not, no way, by no means More Synonyms of hardly 7. conventionYou use 'hardly' to mean 'no', especially when you want to express surprise or annoyance at a statement that you disagree with. [spoken] 'They all thought you were marvellous!'—'Well, hardly.' 'We could almost have seen it,'—'Hardly, darling–in the dark and from a distanceof a hundred feet?' hardly in British English (ˈhɑːdlɪ) adverb1. scarcely; barely we hardly knew the family 2. just; only just he could hardly hold the cup 3. often ironic almost or probably not or not at all he will hardly incriminate himself 4. with difficulty or effort 5. rare harshly or cruelly ▶ USAGE Since hardly, scarcely, and barely already have negative force, it is redundant to use another negative in the sameclause: he had hardly had (not he hadn't hardly had) time to think; there was scarcely any (not scarcely no) bread lefthardly in American English (ˈhɑrdli) adverb1. Rarea. with effort or difficulty 2. only just; barely; scarcely often used ironically or politely to mean “not quite,” or “not at all” hardly the person to ask 3. probably not; not likely Word origin ME hardliche < OE heardliceExamples of 'hardly' in a sentencehardly British English: hardly / ˈhɑːdlɪ/ ADVERBonly just You use hardly to say that something is almost, or only just, true. I hardly know them. - American English: hardly
- Arabic: بِالكَاد
- Brazilian Portuguese: dificilmente
- Chinese: 几乎不
- Croatian: jedva
- Czech: sotva
- Danish: næppe
- Dutch: nauwelijks
- European Spanish: apenas
- Finnish: tuskin
- French: à peine
- German: kaum
- Greek: ελάχιστα
- Italian: scarsamente
- Japanese: ほとんど･･･ない
- Korean: 거의 ...않다
- Norwegian: knapt
- Polish: ledwie
- European Portuguese: dificilmente
- Romanian: aproape
- Russian: едва
- Latin American Spanish: apenas
- Swedish: knappast
- Thai: เกือบจะไม่
- Turkish: güçlükle
- Ukrainian: навряд чи
- Vietnamese: hiếm khi
British English: hardly / ˈhɑːdlɪ/ ADVERBalmost never When you say things like hardly ever and hardly any, you mean almost never or almost none. We hardly ever eat fish. - American English: hardly
- Arabic: قليلاً ما
- Brazilian Portuguese: dificilmente
- Chinese: 几乎不
- Croatian: gotovo nikad
- Czech: sotvaskoro vůbec
- Danish: næsten
- Dutch: bijna
- European Spanish: casi
- Finnish: tuskin
- French: presquepresque aucun, presque jamais
- German: kaum
- Greek: σπάνια
- Italian: quasi
- Japanese: めったに･･･しない
- Korean: 거의~않다
- Norwegian: sjelden
- Polish: zaledwie
- European Portuguese: dificilmente
- Romanian: abia
- Russian: почти никогда
- Latin American Spanish: casi nadie/casi nunca
- Swedish: nästan
- Thai: แทบจะไม่
- Turkish: asla
- Ukrainian: майже не
- Vietnamese: gần như chưa bao giờ
Chinese translation of 'hardly' adv - (= scarcely)
几(幾)乎不 (jīhū bù) - (= no sooner)
he had hardly sat down when the door burst open 他一坐下门(門)就被猛地打开(開)了 (tā yī zuòxià mén jiù bèi měng de dǎkāi le) hardly ever/any/anyone 几(幾)乎从(從)不/没(沒)有/没(沒)有任何人 (jīhū cóngbù/méiyǒu/méiyǒu rènhé rén) I can hardly believe it 我简(簡)直不能相信 (wǒ jiǎnzhí bùnéng xiāngxìn) it's hardly surprising 并(並)不出奇 (bìng bù chūqí)
All related terms of 'hardly'Definition scarcely Nick, on the sofa, hardly slept. Synonyms barely only just scarcely faintly with difficulty infrequently with effort at a push (British, informal) almost not Opposites really , more than , completely , certainly , amply , easily , fully , truly , undoubtedly , well over , by all means , abundantly , indubitably Definition with difficulty I could hardly see the garden for the fog. Definition not at all It's hardly surprising his ideas didn't catch on. Additional synonymsDefinition on no account This is by no means out of the ordinary. Synonyms in no way, no way, not at all, definitely not, not in the least, on no account, not in the slightest, not the least bit, absolutely not Definition exactly Kiwi fruit are just the thing for a healthy snack. Synonyms exactly, really, quite, completely, totally, perfectly, entirely, truly, absolutely, precisely, altogether, positivelyDefinition barely He could just reach the man's head with his right hand. Synonyms barely, hardly, only just, scarcely, at most, by a whisker, at a push, by the skin of your teeth |