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- Hardly and scarcely can mean ‘almost not at all’ or ‘only just’.
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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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Mar 26, 2016 · “Hardly” and “scarcely” can be used to mean “almost never,” but “barely” is not used in this way: She hardly (ever) sees her parents these days. She barely sees her parents these days. “barely” doesn't convey the aforesaid meaning “hardly” does.
hardly / scarcely / barely ... when. no sooner ... than. When a story is told in the past tense, the adverbials hardly, scarcely, barely and no sooner are often used to emphasise that one event quickly followed another. The verb describing the earlier event is usually in the past perfect tense.
- How to Use Hardly, Scarcely, Barely in English
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In today’s English lesson for B2 upper-intermediate and C1 Advanced learners in how to use the words Hardly, Scarcely, Barelyin English. The three words have very similar meanings and we can use them almost interchangeably. So let’s look at how we use them.
Hardly means the same as almost not, only just and certainly not. For example, if you say ‘We hardly ever go to the cinema these days’ it means that we almost nevergo to the cinema. If you say ‘What’s wrong with your hand? You can hardly hold your fork’ you mean that the other person can only justhold his or her fork in their hand. Most likely beca...
Scarcely also means almost not, only just and certainly not. Look at some examples of how we use it: 1. She was scarcelyable to walk after she had her baby. 2. We had scarcelyarrived at the cinema when the film started. 3. Sacking the coach was scarcelythe best decision to take. As you can see, the examples above are very similar to the examples wi...
Barely means almost not, or only just. We don’t use it to mean certainly not. Here are some examples: 1. My salary is barelyenough to make ends meet. 2. He spoke in such a low voice that I could barelyhear what he was saying. 3. We had barelyleft home when the car broke down. So that’s how we use Hardly, Scarcely, Barely in English. Don’t forget th...
Aug 30, 2021 · Hardly and other minimizing adverbs are properly followed by when and not than in sentences like. I had hardly walked inside [when /than] it began to rain. In our 2008 survey, 79 percent of the Usage Panel rejected the use of than in the previous sentence.
Oct 23, 2023 · Scarcely is an adverb that means the same as `hardly’. If something is scarcely true, it is almost not true. If something scarcely exists, it almost does not exist. Don’t use ‘not’ with scarcely. The smell was so bad I could scarcely bear it. The woman was scarcely able to walk.
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Sep 24, 2020 · "Hardly any" means that there were very few. As you are referring to the number of women in comparison to the number of men, it could be considered subjective, ie it may mean that the number is comparatively few. "Barely any" means that if there were any fewer, there would be none at all. "Scarcely any" doesn't sound right to me in this context.
