barely — only just; almost not; scarcely
Part of speech: ADVERB
Definition: only just; almost not; scarcely
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈberli/
Korean meaning: 간신히, 겨우, 거의 ~않다
Korean pronunciation: 베어-리 (강세: 베어)
Example Sentences
- I barely slept last night because my neighbor's cat was singing opera.
- She barely had time to grab her coffee before the meeting started.
- The pizza was barely warm, but I ate it anyway because I was starving.
barely
ADVERB//ˈberli//
only just; almost not; scarcely
💡 Concept
The businessman barely makes it through the closing subway doors
🎵 Rhyme
Barely keeping one up, rarely managing two fairly!
🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/ˈberli/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈbeəli/
🌳Etymology
Rootbare
Suffix--ly
Origin
중세 영어 'bare'(벌거벗은, 빈약한)에서 나온 단어로, 부족함이나 최소한의 상태를 나타내는 의미로 발전했습니다.
🎵Rhyme
rarelyfairlysquarely
rarely
fairly
squarely
🔗Collocations
barely visible
barely enough
barely survive
barely awake
barely touched
barely make it
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“I barely slept last night because my neighbor's cat was singing opera.”
“She barely had time to grab her coffee before the meeting started.”
“The pizza was barely warm, but I ate it anyway because I was starving.”
😄 Fun example
“He barely knows how to use a smartphone, but somehow became a YouTube influencer.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
hardlyscarcelyjustmerelyonly
Antonyms
completelyfullyabundantly
Related
rarescarceminimumalmost
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