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     • Hardly is an adverb. Hardly has a negative meaning. It normally means ‘almost not at all’ or ‘only just’.
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   Hardly is an adverb. Hardly has a negative meaning. It normally means ‘almost not at all’ or ‘only just’. We can use it in mid position, or before an adjective or a noun: He wore a big hat that covered his head and you could hardly see his face. (you could only see a small part of his face)

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3. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › hardlyhardly adverb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...

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   used to suggest that something is unlikely or unreasonable or that somebody is silly for saying or doing something. He is hardly likely to admit he was wrong. It's hardly surprising she was fired; she never did any work. It's hardly the time to discuss it now. You can hardly expect her to do it for free.

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5. portlandenglish.edu › learn-english-blog › hard-hardlyAdverbs “hard” and “hardly”: What's the difference? - PELA

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   “Hard” is used in the phrase Working Hard to indicate that a person is working a lot. In this case, “hard” is an adverb which tells us that the person working is focused and doing a good job. Hardly Working indicates that the person is doing almost nothing!

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6. dictionary.cambridge.org › adverb-phrasesAdverb phrases - Grammar - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Adverb phrases + other phrases. We use adverb phrases (adv) to modify noun phrases (np) and prepositional phrases: That’s [ADV] quite [NP] a tree. (it’s a tree that is special in some way, e.g. it’s very big) There was [ADV] hardly [pronoun] anyone at the concert.

   Example	Type	Used To Give Information About
   We walked very carefully across the floor.	manner	how something happens
   Here is where I was born.That’s it. Right ...	place	where something happens
   Dad got home very late.	time	when something happens
   This pill will take away the pain ...	duration	how long something happens

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7. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishHARDLY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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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: …

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   What does the adverb hardly mean? There are 12 meanings listed in OED's entry for the adverb hardly , four of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

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   How many meanings does the adverb hardly have?

   • There are 12 meanings listed in OED's entry for the adverb hardly, four of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. How common is the adverb hardly? How is the adverb hardly pronounced? Where does the adverb hardly come from?

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   What is the adverb form of hard?

   • We move hardly to front position and invert the subject and verb: Hardly [V] had [S] I arrived there when I was called back to the head office 100 miles away. (I arrived there and then I was immediately called back.) Hardly is not the adverb form of the adjective hard. The adverb form of hard is also hard.

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   Is scarcely an adverb?

   • Hardly is an 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: …

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   What is the difference between hard and hardly?

   • The adverb “ hard ” intensifies the verb. It means “a lot” or “with great energy & determination.” It follows the verb. He works hard. He should be promoted. She trains hard before a competition. She really wants to win. In contrast, the adverb “ hardly ” tells you “ almost never ” about a verb or “ almost not at all ” about an adjective.

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   What does hard mean in a sentence?

   • “Hard” is used in the phrase Working Hard to indicate that a person is working a lot. In this case, “hard” is an adverb which tells us that the person working is focused and doing a good job. Hardly Working indicates that the person is doing almost nothing! “Hardly” is used as adverb to mean almost not at all.

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   How do you use hardly in a sentence?

   • There were hardly any tourists. When hardly is modifying either the main verb or the following noun, we can put it directly before the verb or before the noun phrase: She hardly had any sleep. or She had hardly any sleep. In more formal styles, to refer to something happening immediately after something else, we use hardly … when.

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10. learnenglish.britishcouncil.org › grammar › c1Inversion after negative adverbials - LearnEnglish

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    Hardly, barely, scarcely, no sooner. These adverbials often refer to an event which quickly follows another in the past and are usually used with past perfect. Hardly, scarcely and barely are followed by when in the contrasting clause, and no sooner is followed by than.