Information about the word barely (English → Esperanto: apenaŭ)

Synonyms: hardly, only just, scarcely, scarce

Part of speechadverb
Pronunciation/ˈbɛəlɪ/
Hyphenationbare·ly
Shavian alphabet𐑚𐑺𐑤𐑦
Deseret alphabet𐐺𐐩𐑉𐑊𐐮

Usage samples

These are barely trained troops led by Russian officers who they don’t understand
He barely even noticed the cold, or the wind.

Translations

Afrikaansskaars
Albanianmezi
Catalana penes; amb prou feines; gairebé no; no fa gaire; tot just
Danishknæppe
Dutchamper; nauwelijks; ternauwernood
Esperantoapenaŭ
Faeroeseneyvan; valla
Finnishtuskin
Frenchà peine
Germankaum; knapp
Hungarianalig
Italianappena
Low Germanamper
Papiamentoapenas
Polishzaledwie
Portugueseapenas; mal
Spanishapenas
Swedishknappast; knappt; näppeligen
Turkishancak; sadece; zar zor
West Frisianamper; amperoan