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- almost never: We hardly ever go to concerts. He hardly ever washes the dishes and he rarely, if ever, does any cleaning.
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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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A complete guide to the word "HARDLY EVER": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
Examples from Collins dictionaries. We ate chips every night, but hardly ever had fish. Most of the others were so young they had hardly any experience. Hardly anyone slept that night.
adverb B1+. You use hardly in expressions such as hardly ever, hardly any, and hardly anyone to mean almost never, almost none, or almost no-one. We ate chips every night, but hardly ever had fish. [+ ever] Most of the others were so young they had hardly any experience. [+ any] Hardly anyone slept that night.
almost never: We hardly ever go to concerts. He hardly ever washes the dishes and he rarely, if ever, does any cleaning. See. hardly. ever. Fewer examples. She was a very contented baby who hardly ever cried. The gallery hardly ever hangs works by the same artist adjacently.
To convey the meaning of "rarely" you have to use "hardly ever". I could hardly hear her at the back. The party had hardly started when she left. He hardly ate anything/He ate hardly anything. We hardly ever (= almost never) go to concerts. Hardly had a moment passed before the door creaked open. (Cambridge Dictiinary)
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Adverbs of Frequency. Always, usually, normally, generally, often, frequently, sometimes, occasionally, seldom, hardly ever, rarely, and never. These are all adverbs and they describe how frequently we do an activity or the frequency of habits.
