rarely
US /ˈrɛrli/
adverb Target · B2 Đời sống hằng ngày
Definition
not often
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
He rarely leaves the office before seven in the evening.
Word Family
Synonyms
- seldomnot often
- hardly everhaving a meaning similar to rarely
- infrequentlynot many times
Collocations
- Easy rarely eat fast fooddescribing rarely eat fast food (not often)
- Medium rarely arrive late for appointmentsdescribing rarely arrive late for appointments (not often)
- Hard rarely observed under standard market conditionsdescribing rarely observed under standard market conditions (not often)
- Very Hard rarely if ever matched by rivalsdescribing rarely if ever matched by rivals (not often)
Learner's English edition · Curated definitions for TOEIC learners.