rather
exclamation/ˌrɑːˈðɜː(r)/
(British English, old-fashioned)- used to agree with somebody’s suggestion
- ‘How about a trip to the beach?’ ‘Rather!’
Word OriginOld English hrathor ‘earlier, sooner’, comparative of hræthe ‘without delay’, from hræth ‘prompt’, of Germanic origin.
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