hardly

hardly
[ʹhɑ:dlı] adv
1. едва

he had hardly time enough - у него едва хватило времени, он едва успел

she is hardly twenty - а) ей едва исполнилось двадцать; б) ей нет ещё и двадцати лет

hardly ... when - лишь только /едва/ ..., как

hardly had she put on her dress when the door burst open - едва она успела надеть платье, как дверь распахнулась

we had hardly gone out when the rain began - не успели мы выйти из дому, как начался дождь

2. едва, насилу, еле; почти не

hardly anything [anyone] - почти ничего [никто]

I could hardly understand him - я еле /с трудом/ понимал его

I could hardly believe my eyes [my ears] - я едва мог верить своим глазам [ушам]

I can hardly wait - жду не дождусь; жду с нетерпением

I hardly know her - я её почти не знаю

she can hardly see [read] - она почти ничего не видит [почти не умеет читать]

hardly ever - очень редко, почти никогда

we hardly ever go to the circus - мы почти никогда не ходим в цирк

he took the money with hardly a nod - он взял деньги, едва кивнув

3. едва ли, вряд ли

it is hardly possible [right] - едва ли /вряд ли/ это возможно [правильно]

he will hardly come now [risk it] - вряд ли он придёт сейчас [рискнёт]

that's hardly to be wondered at - этому вряд ли следует удивляться

I hardly need tell you, I need hardly say - едва ли мне нужно говорить

we shall hardly meet him again - вряд ли мы когда-нибудь снова встретимся с ним

4. с трудом, с усилием, с напряжением; тяжело

hardly pronounceable - труднопроизносимый

money hardly earned - с трудом заработанные деньги; деньги, заработанные нелёгким трудом

the battle was hardly contested - бой был жарким

5. резко; сурово; жестоко; несправедливо

to think hardly of smb. - быть дурного мнения о ком-л.

he was hardly treated /dealt with, done by/ - с ним плохо /грубо/ обошлись

6. уст. твёрдо, уверенно

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  • Hardly — Hard ly (h[aum]rd l[y^]), adv. [AS. heardlice. See {Hard}.] [1913 Webster] 1. In a hard or difficult manner; with difficulty. [1913 Webster] Recovering hardly what he lost before. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. Unwillingly; grudgingly. [1913 Webster]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • hardly — (adv.) c.1200, in a hard manner, with great exertion or effort, from O.E. heardlic stern, severe, harsh; bold, warlike (see HARD (Cf. hard) + LY (Cf. ly) (2)). Hence assuredly, certainly (early 14c.). Main modern sense of barely, just (1540s)… …   Etymology dictionary

  • hardly — [härd′lē] adv. [ME hardliche < OE heardlice] 1. Now Rare a) with effort or difficulty b) severely; harshly 2. only just; barely; scarcely: often used ironically or politely to mean “not quite,” or “not at all” [hardly the person to ask] 3.… …   English World dictionary

  • hardly — [adv] scarcely; with difficulty almost inconceivably, almost not, barely, by a hair, by no means, comparatively, detectably, faintly, gradually, imperceptibly, infrequently, just, little, no more than, not a bit, not at all, not by much, not… …   New thesaurus

  • hardly — ► ADVERB 1) scarcely; barely. 2) only with great difficulty. 3) no or not (suggesting surprise at or disagreement with a statement) …   English terms dictionary

  • hardly — adverb 1 almost not: I hadn t seen him for years but he had hardly changed at all. | can/could hardly do sth: The children were so excited they could hardly speak. | I can hardly believe it. | hardly anyone/anything (=almost no one or almost… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • hardly — hard|ly W2S2 [ˈha:dli US ˈha:rdli] adv 1.) almost not ▪ My parents divorced when I was six, and I hardly knew my father. ▪ The children were so excited they could hardly speak. ▪ I can hardly believe it. ▪ Hardly anyone (=almost no one) writes to …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • hardly — hard|ly [ hardli ] adverb *** Hardly is a negative word and is often used with words like any and ever, but it should not be used with other negative words: We hardly ever do anything interesting. Hardly comes before the main verb of a sentence,… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • hardly */*/*/ — UK [ˈhɑː(r)dlɪ] / US [ˈhɑrdlɪ] adverb Summary: Hardly is a negative word and is often used with words like any and ever , but it should not be used with other negative words: We hardly ever do anything interesting. Hardly comes before the main… …   English dictionary

  • hardly — [[t]hɑ͟ː(r)dli[/t]] ♦♦ 1) ADV BRD NEG: ADV before v, ADV group, oft ADV amount (emphasis) 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… …   English dictionary

  • hardly — 01. They [hardly] ever go out; maybe once a month at most. 02. I [hardly] recognized you with your new haircut. 03. My daughter can [hardly] remember Quebec City because she was very little when we lived there. 04. Your father [hardly] slept at… …   Grammatical examples in English


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