How to pronounce "barely"

• "barely" pronounced in German.

• "barely" pronounced in English.

Meanings and definitions of "barely"

Rule

only a very short time before; "we hardly knew them"; "had scarcely rung the bell when the door flew open"; "would have scarce arrived before she would have found some excuse to leave"- W.B.Yeats

Synonyms:

• barely
• hardly
• just
• scarcely
• scarce

Rule

almost not; "he hardly ever goes fishing"; "he was scarce sixteen years old"; "they scarcely ever used the emergency generator"; "I can hardly hear what she is saying"; "she barely seemed to notice him"; "we were so far back in the theater, we could barely read the subtitles"

Synonyms:

• hardly
• scarcely
• barely
• scarce

Rule

by a little; "I only just caught the bus"; "he finished the marathon in just under 3 hours"; "it was barely 5 a.m."; "the network has barely 5 percent of viewers"; "the batter just missed being hit"

Synonyms:

• barely
• just