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On very few occasions; almost never
- on very few occasions; almost never: I rarely have time to read the newspaper.
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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]
If something rarely happens, it does not happen very often. June and her daughters laughed a lot and rarely fought. I very rarely wear a raincoat because I spend most of my time in a car. Money was plentiful, and rarely did anyone seem very bothered about levels of expenditure.
The meaning of RARELY is not often : seldom. How to use rarely in a sentence. not often : seldom; with rare skill : excellently; in an extreme or exceptional manner…
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B1. not often: We rarely see each other now. I rarely have time to read a newspaper. formal Rarely have I seen such a beautiful sunset. See also. seldom. Opposites. frequently. oft old use or formal. oftentimes mainly US. Fewer examples. Temperatures rarely rise above zero in winter.