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1. • • Scarcely means ‘almost not at all’. It is quite formal. It usually comes in the normal mid position for adverbs (between the subject and the main verb, or after the modal verb or first auxiliary verb, or after be as a main verb):
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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › grammar › british-grammarHardly ever, rarely, scarcely, seldom - Cambridge Grammar

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   Hardly and scarcely can mean ‘almost not at all’ or ‘only just’. Hardly is much more common than scarcely, and scarcely is more formal: Jen was so tired. She could scarcely keep her eyes open. I hardly know them. I’ve only met them once.

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   They are used with words like any and anyone, with adjectives and verbs, and are often placed between can, could, have, be, etc. and the main part of the verb: They have sold scarcely any copies of the book.

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5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › scarcelyScarcely - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Definitions of scarcely. adverb. only a very short time before. “had scarcely rung the bell when the door flew open”. synonyms: barely, hardly, just, scarce. adverb. almost not. “they scarcely ever used the emergency generator”. synonyms: hardly.

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   Show more. Save Word. scarcely. adverb. scarce· ly ˈskers-lē. Synonyms of scarcely. 1. a. : by a narrow margin : only just. had scarcely rung the bell when the door flew open Agnes S. Turnbull. b. : almost not. could scarcely see for the fog. 2. a. : certainly not. could scarcely interfere. b. : probably not.

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   There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the adverb scarcely, three of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › scarcelySCARCELY definition in American English | Collins English ...

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   You can use scarcely to say that something is not true or is not the case, in a humorous or critical way. It can scarcely be coincidence. If you say scarcely had one thing happened when something else happened, you mean that the first event was followed immediately by the second.

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   Is scarcely an adverb?

   • Scarcely may have just made it in the nick of time and by the skin of its teeth, but it’s here now, even if it is just barely hanging on — which means you can scarcely accuse it of not showing up. Though an ly adverb, scarcely is unusual in that it is not so much a descriptor of its root adjective as a synonym of the adverb form scarce.

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   What does scarcely mean in a sentence?

   • He's only two - you can scarcely blame him for behaving badly. Scarcely means ‘almost not at all’. It is quite formal. It usually comes in the normal mid position for adverbs (between the subject and the main verb, or after the modal verb or first auxiliary verb, or after be as a main verb): … I could scarcely move my arm after the accident.

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   How do you use hardly rarely adverb?

   • 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. Rarely, scarcely and seldom are more common in writing than in speaking: He hardly ever smiles. [a trout is a type of fish]

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   What does hardly and scarcely mean?

   • Hardly and scarcely can mean ‘almost not at all’ or ‘only just’. Hardly is much more common than scarcely, and scarcely is more formal: Jen was so tired. She could scarcely keep her eyes open. I hardly know them. I’ve only met them once.

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   What does scarcely had one thing happened when something else happened?

   • It can scarcely be coincidence. If you say scarcely had one thing happened when something else happened, you mean that the first event was followed immediately by the second. Scarcely had the votes been counted, when the telephone rang. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

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   What is the tense of scarcely scacely come to Mannes state?

   • With reference to time: Barely, only just. Chiefly with pluperfect tense, before a clause introduced by when or before. Augustus beeyng scacely come to mannes state was putte to haue dooynges in the commenweale. He is scarcely seated before every body present begins to form some notion of his character.

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10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSCARCELY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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    Scarcely means ‘almost not at all’. It is quite formal. It usually comes in the normal mid position for adverbs (between the subject and the main verb, or after the modal verb or first auxiliary verb, or after be as a main verb): …