hardly
Aussprache: [ˈhɑrdli]
Wort
Kontext: „frequency“
(adverb) when something happens just a little or rarely. It's often used to say that something almost doesn't happen or isn't true.
Beispiel
I hardly ever eat sweets because I like healthy food.
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I hardly got to see my friends last week; I was so busy.
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Did you hardly finish your homework on time?
Kontext: „intensity“
(adverb) to say that something is true to a very small extent. It means that there is really not much of something.
Beispiel
She was hardly tired after the short walk.
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He hardly knows anything about the topic; he seems confused.
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Are you hardly excited about the trip we planned?
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