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(obsolete) More quickly. / Used to specify a choice or preference; preferably, in preference to. (Now usually followed by than) / (conjunctive) Used to introduce a contradiction; on the contrary.

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Source Word

rather

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈɹɑː.ðə(ɹ)/

Adverb

not-comparable obsolete conjunctive

(obsolete) More quickly. / Used to specify a choice or preference; preferably, in preference to. (Now usually followed by than) / (conjunctive) Used to introduce a contradiction; on the contrary.

Japanese Meaning

（古語）より速く、急いで / 選択や好みを示す際に、むしろ～のほうがという意味で用いられる / 逆説的に、反対の事柄を導入する際に『むしろ』という意味で使われる

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He ran rather to the village, arriving well before the others.

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彼はより速く村へ走り、他の人たちよりずっと早く到着した。

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Sense（1）

(obsolete) More quickly.

Sense（2）

Used to specify a choice or preference; preferably, in preference to. (Now usually followed by than)

I'd rather stay in all day than go out with them.

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Sense（3）

(conjunctive) Used to introduce a contradiction; on the contrary.

It wasn't supposed to be popular; rather, it was supposed to get the job done.

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Sense（4）

(conjunctive) Introducing a qualification or clarification; more precisely. (Now usually preceded by or.)

What the pupil already knew was indeed rather taken for granted than expressed, but it performed the useful function of transcending all textbooks, and supplanting all studies.

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