The meaning of Barely

Barely – definition

adverb
Only just; almost not.
Usage examples:
She nodded, barely able to speak
Synonims:
Hardly Scarcely Just Only just Narrowly By the skin of one's teeth By a hair's breadth By a very small margin By the narrowest of margins By a nose Almost not By a whisker
adverb
In a simple and sparse way.
Usage examples:
Their barely furnished house
adverb
Openly; explicitly.

adverb
By the smallest amount; only just
Usage examples:
There was barely enough room for the two of them., the dark line of the mountains was barely visibl…

Barely translation into English

Barely: translate from English into Chinese

仅仅, 仅, 刚

Barely: translate from English into Dutch

Amper, Nauwelijks, Ternauwernood, Kwalijk

Barely: translate from English into French

À peine, Tout juste, De justesse, Franchement, Sans détails

Barely: translate from English into German

Kaum, Knapp, Spärlich

Barely: translate from English into Hindi

मुश्किल से, मात्र, केवल, अभाव में, स्पष्टता से, कठिनाई से

Barely: translate from English into Italian

Appena, A mala pena, Chiaramente, Apertamente, Poveramente

Barely: translate from English into Korean

간신히, 겨우, 가까스로, 드러내고, 거의 ...없이, 거의 ...아닌, 드러내놓고, 숨김없이, 사실대로, 꾸밈없이, 빈약하게

Barely: translate from English into Russian

Едва, Только, Лишь, Просто, Прямо, Открыто, Еле-еле

Barely: translate from English into Spanish

Apenas, Escasamente, Difícilmente

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Barely – similar words

bare

adjective
(of a person or part of the body) not clothed or covered.
Usage examples:
He was bare from the waist up

verb
Uncover (a part of the body or other thing) and expose it to view.
Usage examples:
He bared his chest to show his scar

determiner
A large amount or number of.
Usage examples:
My birthday's on the 22nd—i'm gonna get bare cash

All meanings and translations of Bare

Barely synonims

hardly

adverb
Scarcely (used to qualify a statement by saying that it is true to an insignificant degree).
Usage examples:
The little house in which he lived was hardly bigger than a hut

adverb
Only just or almost not
Usage examples:
Hardly a day passes that i don’t think about it., you’ve hardly eaten anything., something is wrong…

All meanings and translations of Hardly

just

adjective
Based on or behaving according to what is morally right and fair.
Usage examples:
A just and democratic society

adverb
Exactly.
Usage examples:
That's just what i need

And nothing more

All meanings and translations of Just

narrowly

ˈnær.əʊ.li

adverb
Only just; by only a small margin.
Usage examples:
They were narrowly defeated in the final

adverb
By a very small number or amount
Usage examples:
Voters narrowly defeated the proposed school budget.

adverb
Only by a small amount
Usage examples:
She narrowly missed winning the race.

All meanings and translations of Narrowly

scarcely

adverb
Only just; almost not.
Usage examples:
Her voice is so low i can scarcely hear what she is saying

All meanings and translations of Scarcely

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