"guère" meaning in French

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Adverb

IPA: /ɡɛʁ/ Audio: Fr-guère.ogg
Etymology: Inherited from Middle French guere(s), from Old French gaire(s), guaire(s) (“much”), from Frankish *waigaro (“much”), related to *waigr (“resistant”). Compare Middle High German unweiger (“not much”), which corresponds closely to the French construct. Romance cognates are Occitan and Catalan gaire, Italian guari. Etymology templates: {{dercat|fr|gem-pro}}, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|guere|guere(s)||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French guere(s), {{inh+|fr|frm|guere|guere(s)}} Inherited from Middle French guere(s), {{inh|fr|fro|gaire|gaire(s), guaire(s)|t=much}} Old French gaire(s), guaire(s) (“much”), {{der|fr|frk|*waigaro||much}} Frankish *waigaro (“much”), {{cog|gmh|unweiger|t=not much}} Middle High German unweiger (“not much”), {{cog|oc|-}} Occitan, {{cog|ca|gaire}} Catalan gaire, {{cog|it|guari}} Italian guari Head templates: {{fr-adv}} guère
  1. (with ne) hardly, barely Related terms: à peine
    Sense id: en-guère-fr-adv-vdlUPj~p Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries
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          "english": "I’m not much better.",
          "text": "Je ne vais guère mieux.",
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          "english": "I hardly understand French.",
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          "english": "I’m not much better.",
          "text": "Je ne vais guère mieux.",
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          "english": "(literally, “...there's hardly anything but a pot of tea.”)",
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