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Hardly ever - translation, pronunciation and examples

hardly ever
/ˈhɑːdli ˈɛvə/

hardly ever

🇺🇸 American English
/ˈhɑrdli ˈɛvər/
🇬🇧 British English
/ˈhɑːdli ˈɛvə/
🇷🇺 Russian
[ˈpot͡ɕtʲi nʲɪkɐˈɡda]
Meaning of hardly ever

almost never

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Part of speechadverb
Pronunciation/ˈhɑːdli ˈɛvə/
CEFRB1
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hardly ever

When to use hardly ever

hardly ever go

почти никогда не ходить

hardly ever see

почти никогда не видеть

hardly ever use

почти никогда не использовать

hardly ever eat

почти никогда не есть

hardly ever visit

почти никогда не посещать

hardly ever usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Они почти никогда не едят в кафе, предпочитают готовить дома.

They hardly ever eat out; they prefer cooking at home.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

В последние дни я почти никогда не смотрю телевизор.

I hardly ever watch TV these days.

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hardly ever belongs to the topic "Adverbs of Frequency". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

hardly everпочти никогда
rarelyредко
onceодин раз
every dayкаждый день
every monthкаждый месяц
right nowпрямо сейчас
secondсекунда

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How to pronounce hardly ever and what this word means

hardly ever translation: почти никогда. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce hardly ever

/ˈhɑːdli ˈɛvə/

hardly ever translation

почти никогда

hardly ever examples

They hardly ever eat out; they prefer cooking at home.

hardly ever transcription

/ˈhɑːdli ˈɛvə/, /ˈhɑrdli ˈɛvər/

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hardly ever meaning: what does it mean?

almost never

hardly ever pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

hardly ever is pronounced as /ˈhɑːdli ˈɛvə/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

hardly ever definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

They hardly ever eat out; they prefer cooking at home. Translation: Они почти никогда не едят в кафе, предпочитают готовить дома.

Is hardly ever part of Adverbs of Frequency vocabulary?

Yes, hardly ever (почти никогда) can be learned in the Adverbs of Frequency topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

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