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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3192 COCA: 1973

barely

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
barely /ˈbeɚli/ adverb
barely
/ˈbeɚli/
adverb
Learner's definition of BARELY
: hardly or scarcelyused to say that something was almost not possible or almost did not happen几乎不;简直不;勉强能
used to say that someone or something only has a specified small size, age, length, etc.仅仅;只有
used to say that something reached a specified condition or happened only a short time before刚刚
: almost not at all几乎没有
: almost not几乎没有
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3192 COCA: 1973

barely

adverb

bare·​ly ˈber-lē How to pronounce barely (audio)
1
: in a meager manner : plainly
a barely furnished room
2
: scarcely, hardly
barely enough money for lunch

Example Sentences

We barely spoke the entire time we were in the car. There are barely any new features in this software. There is barely a difference between the two.
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Word History

First Known Use

circa 1513, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Time Traveler
The first known use of barely was circa 1513
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3192 COCA: 1973

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