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What (who) is Rather! - definition

AMERICAN COMPUTER SCIENTIST

Rather, Elizabeth

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Rather (disambiguation)

adv.

1) rather + inf. + than (she would rather play tennis than watch TV)

2) (colloq.) rather + clause + than (I would rather you stayed home than go out in this blizzard; she would rather you did your homework than watched TV)

3) rather + inf. (she would rather not watch TV)

4)(colloq.) rather + clause (she would rather you didn't watch TV)

5) (misc.) I prefer to walk rather than to ride; I prefer walking rather than riding

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Rather (disambiguation)

¦ adverb

1. (would rather) indicating one's preference in a particular matter.

2. to a certain or significant extent or degree.

3. on the contrary.

4. more precisely.

5. instead of; as opposed to.

¦ exclamation Brit. dated expressing emphatic affirmation or acceptance.

Phrases

had rather literary or archaic would rather.

Origin

OE hrathor 'earlier, sooner', compar. of hr?the 'without delay', from hr?th 'prompt' (see rathe).

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Rather (disambiguation)

Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English.

1.

You use rather than when you are contrasting two things or situations. Rather than introduces the thing or situation that is not true or that you do not want.

The problem was psychological rather than physiological...

When I'm going out in the evening I use the bike if I can rather than the car.

PREP-PHRASE

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Rather is also a conjunction.

She made students think for themselves, rather than telling them what to think...

CONJ

2.

You use rather when you are correcting something that you have just said, especially when you are describing a particular situation after saying what it is not.

He explained what the Crux is, or rather, what it was.

ADV: ADV with cl/group

3.

If you say that you would rather do something or you'd rather do it, you mean that you would prefer to do it. If you say that you would rather not do something, you mean that you do not want to do it.

If it's all the same to you, I'd rather work at home...

Kids would rather play than study...

I would rather Lionel took it on...

Sorry. I'd rather not talk about it...

Would you like that. Don't hesitate to say no if you'd rather not.

PHRASE: MODAL inf, MODAL inf than inf, MODAL that, MODAL not inf, MODAL not

4.

You use rather to indicate that something is true to a fairly great extent, especially when you are talking about something unpleasant or undesirable.

I grew up in rather unusual circumstances...

The first speaker began to talk, very fast and rather loudly...

I'm afraid it's rather a long story...

The reality is rather more complex...

The fruit is rather like a sweet chestnut...

ADV: ADV adj/adv, ADV a n, ADV compar, ADV too adj/adv, ADV prep

5.

You use rather before verbs that introduce your thoughts and feelings, in order to express your opinion politely, especially when a different opinion has been expressed.

I rather think he was telling the truth...

ADV: ADV before v [politeness]

Wikipedia

Elizabeth Rather

Elizabeth "Bess" D. Rather (born 1940) is the co-founder of FORTH, Inc. and is a leading expert in the Forth programming language.

She became involved with Forth while she was at the University of Arizona, but working part-time for National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO). While she initially aimed to rewrite their systems (written in Forth) in FORTRAN, her discovery of the power of Forth convinced her to leave the University to work for NRAO and Kitt Peak National Observatory, where she wrote the first Forth manual and started popularizing the language in the scientific community. She co-founded FORTH, Inc. with Charles Moore in 1973. Since then, she has become an expert in the language and one of its main proponents. She is an author of several books on the subject and has given many training seminars on its usage.

From 1980 to 2006 she was President of FORTH, Inc., headquartered in the Los Angeles area. From 1986 to 1994, she was chair of the Technical Committee X3J14 that developed the ANSI Standard (X3.215-1994) for the Forth programming language.

In 2006, she retired and lives in Hawaii, but continues with occasional Forth-related writing and teaching projects.

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Examples of use of Rather!

1. I am rather inclined to believe her rather than him...

2. I intend with my life to extend what you have brought us,‘‘ he remembers. –– The issue is for each one of us during Lent to sharpen our awareness that rather than our enemy, rather than Saddam Hussein, rather than the Republicans, rather than the Democrats, rather than the fundis, rather than the liberals, it‘s not out there,‘‘ Forbes tells the congregation. NO NO NO!

3. I intend with my life to extend what you have brought us," he remembers. ___ "The issue is for each one of us during Lent to sharpen our awareness that rather than our enemy, rather than Saddam Hussein, rather than the Republicans, rather than the Democrats, rather than the fundis, rather than the liberals, it‘s not out there," Forbes tells the congregation.

4. "Our students tend to self–identify as rather conservative, rather Republican," Dr.

5. True, he would have needed rather better A–levels and a rather different sense of vocation.