Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - barely
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Barely
barely
~ adv 1 in a way that almost does not happen, exist etc; just (Her voice was so low, I could barely hear her. | We have barely enough money to live on.) 2 in a way that is simple, with no decorations or details (The room was furnished barely.) 3 used to emphasize that something happens immediately after a previous action (She'd barely sat down before he started firing questions at her.)
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Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. You use barely to say that something is only just true or only just the case. Anastasia could barely remember the ride to the hospital... It was 90 degrees and the air conditioning barely cooled the room... His voice was barely audible... = scarcely ADV: ADV before v, ADV group, oft ADV amount 2. If you say that one thing had barely happened when something else happened, you mean that the first event was followed immediately by the second. The Boeing 767 had barely taxied to a halt before its doors were flung open... ADV: ADV before v ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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adverb Date: before 12th century 1. in a meager manner ; plainly a ~ furnished room 2. scarcely, hardly ~ enough money for lunch ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
3.
adv. 1 only just; scarcely (barely escaped). 2 scantily (barely furnished). 3 archaic openly, explicitly. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. едва, только, чуть не; еле-еле; лишь, с трудом we barely caught the train —- мы едва не опоздали на поезд he barely escaped —- он с трудом унес ноги she is barely sixteen —- ей едва исполнилось шестнадцать it is barely 3 o'clock —- сейчас всего три часа with barely strength enough to move —- едва двигаясь от слабости 2. голо, бедно the room was barely furnished —- комната была бедно обставлена 3. редк. прямо; открыто he stated the case barely before us —- он откровенно (прямо) изложил нам все дело 4. просто; всего лишь not barely in word but truly in deed —- не просто на словах, но и на деле ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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