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hardly ever

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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • /ˈhɑrd li ˈe-vər/
    • /ˈhɑːdli ˈevə(r)/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • /ˈhɑrd li ˈe-vər/

Definitions of hardly ever words

  • adverb hardly ever rarely 1
  • adverb hardly ever You use hardly in expressions such as hardly ever, hardly any, and hardly anyone to mean almost never, almost none, or almost no-one. 0
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Parts of speech for Hardly ever

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Hardly ever

hardly ever popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

Synonyms for hardly ever

adv hardly ever

  • barely — You use barely to say that something is only just true or only just the case.
  • seldom — on only a few occasions; rarely; infrequently; not often: We seldom see our old neighbors anymore.
  • rarely — on rare occasions; infrequently; seldom: I'm rarely late for appointments.
  • hardly — only just; almost not; barely: We had hardly reached the lake when it started raining. hardly any; hardly ever.
  • scarcely — barely; hardly; not quite: The light is so dim we can scarcely see.
All 38 Synonyms of hardly ever

Antonyms for hardly ever

adv hardly ever

  • frequently — often; many times; at short intervals.
  • more — Mossi (def 2).
  • much — great in quantity, measure, or degree: too much cake.
  • regularly — at regular times or intervals.
  • often — many times; frequently: He visits his parents as often as he can.
All 8 Antonyms of hardly ever

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