"rather" meaning in English

{
  "hyphenation": "rath‧er",
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I saw something rather unusual this morning."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "If something is rather large, different, difficult, etc., it is quite that way."
      ],
      "id": "simple-rather-en-adv-RCT8l3AK"
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I would rather see a film (than stay home)."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "When you would rather do something, you want to do it more than something else."
      ],
      "id": "simple-rather-en-adv-cLX-o2ma"
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "He went rather than stay behind and be alone."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "instead of"
      ],
      "id": "simple-rather-en-adv-osi8Wo5T"
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I went there, or rather I had planned to go there, last week."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "You use or rather to change what you have just said."
      ],
      "id": "simple-rather-en-adv-qj6CrL7k"
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "enpr": "rä′thə(r)",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈrɑː.ðə/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "enpr": "răth′ər",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈræð.ɚ/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "enpr": "rä’thə",
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈraː.ðə/",
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-rather.ogg",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Audio"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "rather"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "rather",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Interjection"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "interjection"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": "rath‧er",
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "intj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "\"Did you like the movie?\" \"Rather!\""
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "You use rather to show that you agree strongly."
      ],
      "id": "simple-rather-en-intj-VN2caG94"
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "enpr": "rä′thə(r)",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈrɑː.ðə/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "enpr": "răth′ər",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈræð.ɚ/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "enpr": "rä’thə",
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈraː.ðə/",
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-rather.ogg",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Audio"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "rather"
}

{
  "hyphenation": "rath‧er",
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I saw something rather unusual this morning."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "If something is rather large, different, difficult, etc., it is quite that way."
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I would rather see a film (than stay home)."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "When you would rather do something, you want to do it more than something else."
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "He went rather than stay behind and be alone."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "instead of"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I went there, or rather I had planned to go there, last week."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "You use or rather to change what you have just said."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "enpr": "rä′thə(r)",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈrɑː.ðə/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "enpr": "răth′ər",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈræð.ɚ/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "enpr": "rä’thə",
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈraː.ðə/",
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-rather.ogg",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Audio"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "rather"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "rather",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Interjection"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "interjection"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": "rath‧er",
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "intj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "\"Did you like the movie?\" \"Rather!\""
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "You use rather to show that you agree strongly."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "enpr": "rä′thə(r)",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈrɑː.ðə/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "enpr": "răth′ər",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈræð.ɚ/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "enpr": "rä’thə",
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈraː.ðə/",
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-rather.ogg",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Audio"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "rather"
}