Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
rather than en · ADP
Pronunciation
Meanings
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Instead of; in preference to.
I'd prefer a dog rather than a cat.
Translations (32)
yo kàkà (instead of, in preference to) · it anziché (instead of, in preference to) · ar أَكْثَر مِن (instead of, in preference to) · cs namísto (instead of, in preference to) · pl bardziej niż (instead of, in preference to) · tl imbes (instead of, in preference to) · es en vez de (instead of, in preference to) · fi kuin (instead of, in preference to) · cmn 與其 /与其 (instead of, in preference to) · bg вместо (instead of, in preference to) · no heller enn (instead of, in preference to) · es en lugar de (instead of, in preference to) · fr à la place de (instead of, in preference to) · nl in plaats van (instead of, in preference to) · uk за́мість то́го (instead of, in preference to) · gd seach (instead of, in preference to) · arz عن (instead of, in preference to) · pl raczej niż (instead of, in preference to) · fr au lieu de (instead of, in preference to) · pl zamiast (instead of, in preference to) · vi hơn là (instead of, in preference to) · pt a (instead of, in preference to) · arz أكتر من (instead of, in preference to) · fr plutôt que (instead of, in preference to) · vi thay vì (instead of, in preference to) · fr plus que (instead of, in preference to) · pl a nie (instead of, in preference to) · cs raději než (instead of, in preference to) · ar عَنّ (instead of, in preference to) · mg noho (instead of, in preference to) · de statt (instead of, in preference to) · ga seachas (instead of, in preference to)
rather than en · CCONJ
Pronunciation
Meanings
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And not.
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Used to indicate that the following alternative is less preferred.
I'd like to go home early rather than risk(ing) the roads later.
According to this saga of intellectual-property misanthropy, these creatures [patent trolls] roam the business world, buying up patents and then using them to demand extravagant payouts from companies they accuse of infringing them. Often, their victims pay up rather than face the costs of a legal battle.
2013 June 8, “Obama goes troll-hunting”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8839, page 55:It is never better to let kids have their way whenever they wish rather than standing up for one's parental authority.
Cheap mid-week return tickets were reintroduced by British Railways on May 7, to encourage holiday travel during the week rather than at weekends.
1957 June 14, “Notes and News: Cheap Mid-Week Tickets Reintroduced”, in Railway Magazine, page 433:It was my wife, rather than I, who decided to leave.
I prefer making my kids' toys myself rather than buying them.
Translations (26)
vi chứ không phải (and not) · cmn 毋寧 /毋宁 (to indicate that the following alternative is less preferred) · no heller (to indicate that the following alternative is less preferred) · gd seach (to indicate that the following alternative is less preferred) · vi hơn là (to indicate that the following alternative is less preferred) · it anziché (to indicate that the following alternative is less preferred) · es antes que (to indicate that the following alternative is less preferred) · es en lugar de (to indicate that the following alternative is less preferred) · bg вместо (to indicate that the following alternative is less preferred) · sk radšej než (to indicate that the following alternative is less preferred) · fi eikä (and not) · it piuttosto che (to indicate that the following alternative is less preferred) · pl a nie (and not) · it invece che (to indicate that the following alternative is less preferred) · vi thay vì (to indicate that the following alternative is less preferred) · la potius quam (to indicate that the following alternative is less preferred) · ar بَدَلًا مِن (to indicate that the following alternative is less preferred) · arz بدل ما (to indicate that the following alternative is less preferred) · de statt (to indicate that the following alternative is less preferred) · arz أحسن ما (to indicate that the following alternative is less preferred) · fr plutôt que (to indicate that the following alternative is less preferred) · fi mieluummin kuin (to indicate that the following alternative is less preferred) · cs raději než (to indicate that the following alternative is less preferred) · es y no (and not) · es en vez de (to indicate that the following alternative is less preferred) · pl a nie (to indicate that the following alternative is less preferred)