rather   (Sound)

The rather has 4 Senses.

• rather, instead
• 反って, 却って, かえって, 却りて, 寧, 寧ろ, 反りて
• on the contrary; "rather than disappoint the children, he did two quick tricks before he left"; "he didn't call; rather (or instead), he wrote her a letter"; "used English terms instead of Latin ones"
• それどころか

• rather, kinda, kind of, sort of
• ある程度, 少々, 小々, 割りと, 相当, いくぶん, 可也, 割合い, 可成, かなり, 割り方, わりあい, ちょっと, 一寸, 中々, ずいぶん, とっても, 小小, 結構, 却々, ちょいと, 転た, とかく, 割合, 余程, 割りかし, 鳥渡, 割り合い, 中中, わりと, 割かし, 割と, 随分, なかなか, 割りかた, ちょい
• to some (great or small) extent; "it was rather cold"; "the party was rather nice"; "the knife is rather dull"; "I rather regret that I cannot attend"; "He's rather good at playing the cello"; "he is kind of shy"
• ある（多い、または、少ない）程度において

• rather, sooner, preferably
• 寧, 寧ろ
• more readily or willingly; "clean it well, preferably with warm water"; "I'd rather be in Philadelphia"; "I'd sooner die than give up"
• より早急に、または、積極的に

• rather, quite
• 余っ程, 相当, 本に, 可也, ほんに, 可成, かなり, とんと, ずいぶん, とっても, 結構, 却々, 殆, 余程, 却却, けっこう, 随分, なかなか
• to a degree (not used with a negative); "quite tasty"; "quite soon"; "quite ill"; "quite rich"
• かなり（否定的には使用されない）