Analysis Complete

rather

/ rather /

adverb

adverb Sense 1

to some (great or small) extent

"it was rather cold"

"the party was rather nice"

"the knife is rather dull"

"I rather regret that I cannot attend"

"He''s rather good at playing the cello"

"he is kind of shy"

adverb Sense 2

on the contrary

"rather than disappoint the children, he did two quick tricks before he left"

"he didn''t call; rather (or instead), he wrote her a letter"

"used English terms instead of Latin ones"

adverb Sense 3

to a degree (not used with a negative)

"quite tasty"

"quite soon"

"quite ill"

"quite rich"

adverb Sense 4