"plutôt" meaning in French

See plutôt in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /ply.to/ Audio: Fr-plutôt.ogg
Etymology: From Middle French plustost, see plus + tôt. Compare Italian piuttosto. Compare the etymology of English rather. Etymology templates: {{root|fr|ine-pro|*ters-}}, {{uder|fr|frm|plustost}} Middle French plustost, {{af|fr|plus|tôt}} plus + tôt, {{cog|it|piuttosto}} Italian piuttosto, {{m+|en|rather}} English rather Head templates: {{fr-adv}} plutôt
  1. (obsolete) earlier, sooner Tags: obsolete Synonyms: plus tôt
    Sense id: en-plutôt-fr-adv-KkcNtMsf
  2. rather, instead (indicating preference)
    Sense id: en-plutôt-fr-adv-wot-96Hj Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French undefined derivations Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 1 43 30 26 Disambiguation of French undefined derivations: 1 47 27 25
  3. rather (introducing a correction or clarification)
    Sense id: en-plutôt-fr-adv-6Gm2s6Ta
  4. rather, pretty, kind of (indicating intensity or degree)
    Sense id: en-plutôt-fr-adv-Dc6GXE-T

Download JSON data for plutôt meaning in French (3.0kB)

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