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Hardly and scarcely can mean ‘almost not at all’ or ‘only just’. Hardly is much more common than scarcely, and scarcely is more formal: Jen was so tired. She could scarcely keep her eyes open. I hardly know them. I’ve only met them once.
- English (US)
Hardly ever, rarely, scarcely, seldom - English Grammar...
- Español (Latinoamérica)
Hardly and scarcely can mean ‘almost not at all’ or ‘only...
- English (US)
When a story is told in the past tense, the adverbials hardly, scarcely, barely and no sooner are often used to emphasise that one event quickly followed another. The verb describing the earlier event is usually in the past perfect tense.
Hace 3 días · 1 Los broad negatives son adverbios que se usan para transformar una declaración en algo casi negativo. Entre ellos se encuentran los siguientes: barely. hardly. rarely. scarcely. seldom.
Puntos principales. Un broad negative es un adverbio que transforma el sentido de una declaración afirmativa casi en una negación. Por ejemplo, si se dice que algo es hardly surprising, lo que se quiere decir es que no es muy sorprendente.
Hardly, barely, scarcely, no sooner. These adverbials often refer to an event which quickly follows another in the past and are usually used with past perfect. Hardly, scarcely and barely are followed by when in the contrasting clause, and no sooner is followed by than.
In today’s English lesson for B2 upper-intermediate and C1 Advanced learners in how to use the words Hardly, Scarcely, Barely in English. The three words have very similar meanings and we can use them almost interchangeably.
