Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - hardly
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Hardly
hardly
~ adv 1 almost not (I hadn't seen him for years but he had hardly changed at all. | can/could hardly do sth) (The children were so excited they could hardly speak. | I can hardly believe it. | hardly anyone/anything (=almost no one or almost nothing)) (Hardly anyone writes to me these days. | hardly any (=very few)) (There are hardly any cookies left. | hardly ever (=almost never)) (She hardly ever wore a hat. | hardly a day goes by when/without (=used to say that something happens almost every day or every week)) (Hardly a day goes by when I don't think of her.) (- see almost) 2 used to say that something had only just happened or someone had only just done something (The day had hardly begun, and he felt exhausted already.) 3 used to say that something is not at all true, possible, correct etc (It's hardly what I'd call the perfect relationship. | hardly surprising) (It was hardly surprising you didn't pass your exam. | hardly the time/place/person (=a very unsuitable time, place, person)) (This is hardly the place to talk about our marriage problems. | you can/could hardly do sth (=it would not be sensible to do it)) (You could hardly blame Jane for being nervous. | could hardly be) (The message could hardly be clearer. | hardly a child/beginner etc) (He was fifteen - hardly a kid.) ( USAGE NOTE: HARDLY GRAMMAR Hardly is a negative word, so it is not used with another negative word hardly any pollution (NOT hardly no pollution) | We could hardly believe our eyes (NOT We couldn't hardly believe our eyes...). Hardly usually comes just before the main v He could hardly hear her (NOT He hardly could hear her). Hardly is used at the beginning of sentences only in very formal or old-fashioned writing. People would say, and usually write The game had hardly begun when it started to rain (compare the formal Hardly had the game begun when it started to rain...). Hardly is not the adv of hard You say I tried hard to remember. | She works very hard (NOT hardly). )
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Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. You use hardly to modify a statement when you want to emphasize that it is only a small amount or detail which makes it true, and that therefore it is best to consider the opposite statement as being true. I hardly know you... Their two faces were hardly more than eighteen inches apart. = scarcely, barely ADV: ADV before v, ADV group, oft ADV amount c darkgreen]emphasis 2. You use hardly in expressions such as hardly ever, hardly any, and hardly anyone to mean almost never, almost none, or almost no-one. We ate chips every night, but hardly ever had fish... Most of the others were so young they had hardly any experience... ADV: ADV ever/any 3. You use hardly before a negative statement in order to emphasize that something is usually true or usually happens. Hardly a day goes by without a visit from someone. = scarcely ADV: ADV n c darkgreen]emphasis 4. When you say you can hardly do something, you are emphasizing that it is very difficult for you to do it. My garden was covered with so many butterflies that I could hardly see the flowers. ADV: can/could ADV inf c darkgreen]emphasis 5. If you say hardly had one thing happened when something else happened, you mean that the first event was followed immediately by the second. He had hardly collected the papers on his desk when the door burst open... = no sooner ADV: ADV before v 6. You use hardly to mean ‘not’ when you want to suggest that you are expecting your listener or reader to agree with your comment. We have not seen the letter, so we can hardly comment on it... ADV: ADV before v, ADV group 7. You use ‘hardly’ to mean ‘no’, especially when you want to express surprise or annoyance at a statement that you disagree with. (SPOKEN) ‘They all thought you were marvellous!’—‘Well, hardly.’... CONVENTION ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
2.
adverb Date: before 12th century 1. with force ; vigorously 2. in a severe manner ; harshly 3. with difficulty ; painfully 4. a. — used to emphasize a minimal amount I ~ knew her almost new — ~ a scratch on it b. — used to soften a negative you can't ~ tell who anyone is — G. B. Shaw 5. certainly not that news is ~ surprising Usage: Hardly in sense 5 is used sometimes with not for emphasis just another day at the office? Not ~. In sense 4b with a negative verb (as can't, wouldn't, didn't) it does not make a double negative but softens the negative. In “you can't ~ find a red one,” the sense is that you can find a red one, but only with difficulty; in “you can't find a red one,” the sense is that red ones are simply not available. Use of ~ with a negative verb is a speech form; it is most commonly heard in Southern and Midland speech areas. In other speech areas and in all discursive prose, ~ is normally used with a positive you can ~ find a red one. ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
3.
adv. 1 scarcely; only just (we hardly knew them). 2 only with difficulty (could hardly speak). 3 harshly. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
Англо-русский Русско-английский научно-технический словарь
5.
1. едва he had hardly time enough —- у него едва хватило времени, он едва успел she is hardly twenty —- ей едва исполнилось двадцать; ей нет еще и двадцати лет hardly... when —- лишь только (едва)..., как hardly had she put on her dress when the door burst open —- едва она успела надеть платье, как дверь распахнулась we had hardly gone out when the rain began —- не успели мы выйти из дому, как начался дождь 2. едва, насилу, еле; почти не hardly anything —- почти ничего I could hardly understand him —- я еле (с трудом) понимал его I could hardly believe my eyes —- я едва мог верить своим глазам I can hardly wait —- жду не дождусь; жду с нетерпением I hardly know her —- я ее почти не знаю she can hardly see —- она почти ничего не видит hardly ever —- очень редко, почти никогда we hardly ever go to the circus —- мы почти никогда не ходим в цирк he took the money with hardly a nod —- он взял деньги, едва кивнув 3. едва ли, вряд ли it is hardly possible —- едва ли (вряд ли) это возможно he will hardly come now —- вряд ли он придет сейчас that's hardly to be wondered at —- этому вряд ли стоит удивляться I hardly need tell you, I need hardly say —- едва ли мне нужно говорить we shall hardly meet him again —- вряд ли мы когда-нибудь снова встретимся с ним 4. с трудом, с усилием, с напряжением; тяжело hardly pronounceable —- труднопроизносимый money hardly earned —- с трудом заработанный деньги; деньги,...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
6.
adv. 1) едва I had hardly uttered a word - я едва успел вымолвить слово 2) едва ли the rumour was hardly true - вряд ли слух был верен 3) с трудом 4) резко, сурово; ожесточенно ...Англо-русский словарь
7.
- M.E., "in a hard manner," thus, "not easily, barely, only just, not quite, scarcely" (1553), the main modern meaning. Formerly with superficial negative. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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