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- There are 12 meanings listed in OED's entry for the adverb hardly, four of which are labelled obsolete.
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)
Hardly is an adverb meaning “almost not”: I hardly ever go to concerts. I can hardly wait for my birthday. It cannot be used instead of hard: I’ve been working hardly today. She has thought very hardly about her future plans. It was raining hardly outside.
hardly. (hɑːʳdli ) 1. adverb [ADVERB before verb] B1+. You use hardly to modify a statement when you want to emphasize that it is only a small amount or detail which makes it true, and that therefore it is best to consider the opposite statement as being true. [emphasis] I hardly know you. Nick, on the sofa, hardly slept.
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My friend arrived _______ to the party. (late / lately)He worked _______ with his boss during that project. (close / closely)I hate when people drive _______ on the freeway. (slow / slowly)The mother told her son to stay _______ to her as they walked through the crowd. (close / closely)My friend arrived lateto the party.He worked closelywith his boss during that project.I hate when people drive slow (or slowly)on the freeway.The mother told her son to stay closeto her as they walked through the crowd.Can your students guess which adverbs belong in the following famous quote? Can they explain the meaning? Other adverbs with two forms that you may wish to explore with your students include: fair/fairly, fine/finely, free/freely, high/highly, just/justly, most/mostly, near/nearly, pretty/prettily, right/rightly, sharp/sharply, well/goodly, wide/wi...
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Sep 23, 2021 · The adverb hardly has a completely different meaning from the adjective hard and the adverb hard. Now you try it. Use hard with a verb in a sentence to show that someone gave good effort.
