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The meaning of RARELY is not often : seldom. How to use rarely in a sentence.
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.
rarely. 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.
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.
Rarely definition: on rare occasions; infrequently; seldom. See examples of RARELY used in a sentence.
1. hardly ever; seldom: I'm rarely in town these days. 2. to an unusual degree; exceptionally. 3. dialect uncommonly well; excellently: he did rarely at market yesterday. Usage: Since rarely means hardly ever, one should not say something rarely ever happens.
Something that happens rarely happens only once in a while, or seldom. You might sigh that your town's baseball team rarely wins a game, or boast that you rarely forget a person's name once you've been introduced.
