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With my government, we engaged in bringing our help to fights for national freedom. At that precise moment, several countries were still colonised or had barely overcome colonisation. This was the case in practically all of Africa. We supported them.
Ahmed Ben Bella

Meaning of "barely" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BARELY

barely  [ˈbɛəlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BARELY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Barely is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES BARELY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

barely

Bareilly

Bareilly is a city in Bareilly district in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Located on the Ramganga, it is the capital of Bareilly division and the geographical region of Rohilkhand. The city is 252 kilometres north of the state capital, Lucknow, and 250 kilometres east of the national capital, New Delhi. Bareilly is the fourth city in Uttar Pradesh with compressed natural gas filling stations. It is the seventh-largest metropolis in Uttar Pradesh and the 50th-largest in India. The city, also known as Nath nagari, Zari nagari and historically as Sanjashya, is a centre for furniture manufacturing and trade in cotton, cereal and sugar. Its status grew with its inclusion on the "counter magnets" list of the National Capital Region, a list also including Hissar, Patiala, Kota and Gwalior. The city is also known as Bans-Bareilly. Although Bareilly is a production centre for cane furniture, "Bans Bareilly" is not derived from the bans market; it was named for two princes: Bansaldev and Baraldev, sons of Jagat Singh Katehriya, who founded the city in 1537. Bareilly's 2011 population was 898,167.

Definition of barely in the English dictionary

The first definition of barely in the dictionary is only just; scarcely. Other definition of barely is not quite; nearly. Barely is also scantily; poorly.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BARELY


actually
ˈæktʃʊəlɪ
clearly
ˈklɪəlɪ
especially
ɪˈspɛʃəlɪ
eventually
ɪˈvɛntʃʊəlɪ
fairly
ˈfɛəlɪ
finally
ˈfaɪnəlɪ
formerly
ˈfɔːməlɪ
foursquarely
ˌfɔːˈskwɛəlɪ
generally
ˈdʒɛnrəlɪ
hourly
ˈaʊəlɪ
Italy
ˈɪtəlɪ
nearly
ˈnɪəlɪ
normally
ˈnɔːməlɪ
originally
əˈrɪdʒɪnəlɪ
particularly
pəˈtɪkjʊləlɪ
rarely
ˈrɛəlɪ
sparely
ˈspɛəlɪ
squarely
ˈskwɛəlɪ
unfairly
ʌnˈfɛəlɪ
unwarely
ʌnˈwɛəlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BARELY

bareboned
barefaced
barefacedly
barefacedness
barefit
barefoot
barefoot doctor
barefooted
baregine
barehand
barehanded
barehead
bareheaded
Bareilly
barelegged
Barenboim
bareness
Barents Sea
baresark
baresthesia

WORDS THAT END LIKE BARELY

bizarrely
demurely
direly
entirely
insecurely
leisurely
maturely
merely
obscurely
prematurely
purely
rely
securely
severely
sincerely
sorely
squirrely
surely
unawarely
Vasarely

Synonyms and antonyms of barely in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «BARELY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «barely» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of barely

Translation of «barely» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BARELY

Find out the translation of barely to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of barely from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «barely» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

几乎不能
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

apenas
570 millions of speakers

English

barely
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मुश्किल से
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

لا يُكَادُ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

едва
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

mal
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সবে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

à peine
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Hampir tidak
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

kaum
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

かろうじて
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

간신히
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ora mung
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chỉ vừa đủ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அரிதாகவே
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

केवळ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

zar zor
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

appena
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zaledwie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ледь
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

abia
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μόλις
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

skaars
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

knappt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

såvidt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of barely

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BARELY»

The term «barely» is very widely used and occupies the 8.195 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BARELY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «barely» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «barely» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about barely

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10 QUOTES WITH «BARELY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word barely.
1
Alfie Allen
I'm so computer illiterate, I barely know how to send an e-mail. I mean, I have a laptop and Gmail, but I don't really look at it much.
2
Gerard Arpey
However, the economics of our business continued to deteriorate. We barely escaped bankruptcy a year ago, and in the aftermath of that escape we had to make some even tougher decisions.
3
Nick Bantock
One minute I was completely unknown, barely able to feed my family, living on pennies. The next minute, Katie Couric was interviewing me on the breakfast show.
4
Martin Bashir
This was almost two hours of factual documentary. In our audience ratings, barely no one left the programme. The whole of his life is so fascinating and people kept watching for that reason.
5
Charles Baudelaire
I can barely conceive of a type of beauty in which there is no Melancholy.
6
Ahmed Ben Bella
With my government, we engaged in bringing our help to fights for national freedom. At that precise moment, several countries were still colonised or had barely overcome colonisation. This was the case in practically all of Africa. We supported them.
7
Sidney Blumenthal
We barely missed killing Bin Laden. There were numerous findings issued by the President to kill him. We rolled up terrorist cells. We stopped the millennium bombings.
8
Bill Bryson
We forget just how painfully dim the world was before electricity. A candle, a good candle, provides barely a hundredth of the illumination of a single 100 watt light bulb.
9
Jim Carter
I'm not a natural employer. I live very privately, and we like our privacy at home. To be sitting and talking with your wife or your family and to have somebody walking around and you're ignoring them, I couldn't handle that at all. I can barely handle a cleaning lady coming in every so often.
10
Margaret Cho
Being called ugly and fat and disgusting to look at from the time I could barely understand what the words meant has scarred me so deep inside that I have learned to hunt, stalk, claim, own and defend my own loveliness.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BARELY»

Discover the use of barely in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to barely and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Book of Barely Imagined Beings: A 21st Century Bestiary
With The Book of Barely Imagined Beings, Caspar Henderson offers readers a fascinating, beautifully produced modern-day menagerie.
Caspar Henderson, 2013
2
I Can Barely Take Care of Myself: Tales From a Happy Life ...
As a woman of a certain age who has no desire to start a family, Jen often finds herself confronted (by friends, family, and total strangers) about her decision to be “childfree by choice.” I Can Barely Take Care of Myself offers honest ...
Jen Kirkman, 2014
3
Barely Breathing (The Breathing Series #2)
Her debut novels, Reason to Breathe, and its sequel Barely Breathing, have resonated with readers around the world. Rebecca is currently working on the third and final instalment of the Breathing Series, Out of Breath.
Rebecca Donovan, 2012
4
Barely There, Powerfully Present: Years of US Policy on ...
First Published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Nancy L. Ruther, 2014
5
Barely: Webster's Quotations, Facts and Phrases
Proceeds from this book are used to expand the content and coverage of Websters Online Dictionary (www.websters-online-dictionary.org).
‎2008
6
Girl, Barely 15: Flirting for England
When her family takes in a French exchange student, Jess Jordan finds herself in a dilemma as her houseguest starts to fall for her and her best friend, Fred, refuses to take the part of being her fake boyfriend seriously.
Sue Limb, 2008
7
Barely Bewitched
Welcome to Duvall, Texas, where Tammy Jo Trask has just unleashed an accidental Armageddon.
Kimberly Frost, 2009
8
Barely Hanging On
A collection of poems mostly written during my teenage years when everything was turned upside down. Which is why this book reads young, I kept their original worth and meaning.
Nina R. Villarreal, 2008
9
Barely a Lady
Olivia Grace has secrets that could destroy her. One of the greatest of these is the Earl of Gracechurch, who married and divorced her five years earlier.
Eileen Dreyer, 2010
10
Barely Decent & The One Who Got Away
Barely Decent by Jennifer LaBrecque Phoebe Matthews plans to inspire her boyfriend to propose by arranging a romantic Caribbean holiday.
Jennifer LaBrecque, Jo Leigh, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BARELY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term barely is used in the context of the following news items.
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'Grexit' becomes base case for many, but markets barely blink
LONDON: Banks scrambled to increase the chances of Greece leaving the euro after Sunday's referendum, but euro markets only flickered and ... «Economic Times, Jul 15»
2
Gold Barely Reacts to Greece's Resounding 'No' Vote
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- On Sunday, after Greece voted "no" to new austerity measures to keep the country receiving financial aid from the ... «TheStreet.com, Jul 15»
3
NASCAR avoids an unthinkable tragedy once again - barely
The fence indeed did its job, but just barely. Had another car been airborne at that moment, it could've flown into the seats. Had the engine ... «Greensboro News & Record, Jul 15»
4
The barely spoken failures of technology transformation
A few years ago, IAG Consulting's Business Analysis Benchmark came to a measured but notable conclusion that success is improbable for ... «Information Age, Jul 15»
5
Are you loving or loathing Rosie Huntington-Whiteley's barely-there …
... in this show-stopping, barely there black gown. When we say barely there, we mean it's basically a see-through hankie. Looks nice though. «Sugarscape, Jul 15»
6
Markets down but refusing to panic despite Greek vote shock
... but are barely above last week's levels. Likewise, the yield on the 'safe haven' German 1o-year bond is down a respectable 6 basis points at ... «Fortune, Jul 15»
7
"Grexit" becomes base case for many, but markets barely blink
LONDON, July 6 Banks scrambled to increase the chances of Greece leaving the euro after Sunday's referendum, but euro markets only ... «Reuters, Jul 15»
8
Sierra Rutile share price barely budges despite upbeat trading …
Shares in Sierra Rutile are up by less than 1 per cent at the time of writing despite the company issuing a positive update on its production ... «Growthcompany.co.uk, Jul 15»
9
...and summer's just barely started
While the yellow sign suggests a more fun method of water conservation, city of Cheney officials had to enforce more drastic measures last ... «Cheney Free Press, Jul 15»
10
Box Office: 'Jurassic World' barely beats 'Inside Out' for Fourth of July …
At the beginning of the year the Fourth of July weekend looked like it would be an epic box office showdown between "Magic Mike XXL" and ... «HitFix, Jul 15»

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