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- Dictionarybarely/ˈbɛːli/
adverb
- 1. only just; almost not: "she nodded, barely able to speak"
- 2. in a simple and sparse way: "their barely furnished house"
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adverb [ not gradable ] us / ˈbeər·li / Add to word list. by the smallest amount; only just: There was barely enough room for the two of them. The dark line of the mountains was barely visible against the night sky. (Definition of barely from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of barely. barely.
The meaning of BARELY is in a meager manner : plainly. How to use barely in a sentence.
Barely definition: only just; scarcely; no more than; almost not. See examples of BARELY used in a sentence.
adverb [ not gradable ] us / ˈbeər·li / Add to word list. by the smallest amount; only just: There was barely enough room for the two of them. The dark line of the mountains was barely visible against the night sky. (Definition of barely from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of barely. barely.
You use barely to say that something is only just true or only just the case. Anastasia could barely remember the ride to the hospital. It was 90 degrees and the air conditioning barely cooled the room. His voice was barely audible.
1. only just; scarcely: barely enough for their needs. 2. informal not quite; nearly: barely old enough. 3. scantily; poorly: barely furnished. 4. archaic openly.
adverb. /ˈbeəli/ /ˈberli/ in a way that is just possible but only with difficulty. He could barely read and write. The music was barely audible. She was barely able to stand. We barely had time to catch the train. Topics Difficulty and failure b2. Definitions on the go.
Something barely there is hardly there at all. If there are barely any leaves on the trees, then winter is right around the corner. Barely is a word meaning hardly, nearly, scarcely, or marginally. If there is barely a dusting of snow, there is hardly any snow at all.
Meaning of barely – Learner’s Dictionary. barely. adverb. uk / ˈbeəli / us. Add to word list. B2. only just: He was barely alive when they found him. Barely 18, Lee was sent out to fight in the Gulf. (Definition of barely from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of barely. in Chinese (Traditional)
barely meaning, definition, what is barely: only with great difficulty or effort: Learn more.
