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- Dictionaryhardly/ˈhɑːdli/
adverb
- 1. scarcely (used to qualify a statement by saying that it is true to an insignificant degree): "the little house in which he lived was hardly bigger than a hut" Similar Opposite
- 2. harshly: archaic "the rule worked hardly"
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B1. only just; almost not: can hardly I could hardly hear her at the back. The party had hardly started when she left. He hardly ate anything/He ate hardly anything. hardly ever We hardly ever (= almost never) go to concerts. Hardly had a moment passed before the door creaked open. Fewer examples. It's so airless in here - I can hardly breathe.
The meaning of HARDLY is —used to emphasize a minimal amount or degree. How to use hardly in a sentence. Can hardly be used with a negative?: Usage Guide
Grammar. Hardly is an adverb. … Hardly ever, rarely, scarcely, seldom. Hardly ever, rarely, scarcely and seldom are frequency adverbs. We can use them to refer to things that almost never happen, or do not happen very often. They have a negative meaning. We use them without not.
Definition of 'hardly' Word Frequency. hardly. (hɑːʳdli ) 1. adverb [ADVERB before verb] B1+. 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.
adverb. /ˈhɑːdli/ /ˈhɑːrdli/ almost no; almost not; almost none. There's hardly any tea left. Hardly anyone has bothered to reply. She hardly ever calls me (= almost never). We hardly know each other. I had hardly seen my father since that day. It hardly seems fair to put all the blame on him.
Hardly definition: only just; almost not; barely. See examples of HARDLY used in a sentence.
The adverb hardly means barely or scarcely at all. If you hardly ever visit your cousins in California, it means you almost never travel to see them. If you hardly know your neighbor, you only know him a little bit, and if you hardly understand what your French teacher says, you're only catching every few words she speaks.
1. scarcely; barely: we hardly knew the family. 2. just; only just: he could hardly hold the cup.
HARDLY definition: 1. almost not, or only a very small amount: 2. used to emphasize that you think something is not…. Learn more.
1. Hardly, barely, scarcely imply a narrow margin by which performance was, is, or will be achieved. Hardly, though often interchangeable with scarcely and barely, usually emphasizes the idea of the difficulty involved: We could hardly endure the winter.
