scarcely any

scarcely any
See: HARDLY ANY.

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • scarcely\ any — • hardly any • scarcely any Almost no or almost none; very few. Hardly any of the students did well on the test, so the teacher explained the lesson again. Charles and his friends each had three cookies, and when they went out, hardly any cookies …   Словарь американских идиом

  • scarcely any — See: HARDLY ANY …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • scarcely — adverb 1 almost not or almost none at all: Parts of the city had scarcely changed since we were last there. | scarcely any/ever: There s scarcely any coffee left. | can/could scarcely: It was getting dark and she could scarcely see in front of… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • scarcely — scarce|ly [ˈskeəsli US ˈsker ] adv 1.) almost not or almost none at all = ↑hardly ▪ The city had scarcely changed in 20 years. ▪ The country had scarcely any industry. ▪ He scarcely ever left the region. can/could scarcely do sth ▪ It was getting …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • scarcely */*/ — UK [ˈskeə(r)slɪ] / US [ˈskerslɪ] adverb 1) almost not, or almost none I can scarcely believe what s happened. There was scarcely any traffic. 2) only just We had scarcely driven a mile when the car broke down. 3) used for showing that something… …   English dictionary

  • scarcely — scarce|ly [ skersli ] adverb 1. ) almost not or almost none: BARELY, HARDLY: There was scarcely any traffic at that time of night. 2. ) only just: BARELY: We had scarcely driven a mile when the car broke down. 3. ) used for showing that something …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • scarcely — [ˈskeəsli] adv 1) almost not, or almost none Syn: barely, hardly There was scarcely any traffic.[/ex] 2) only just Syn: barely We had scarcely driven a mile when the car broke down.[/ex] 3) used for showing that something is certainly not true or …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • any — See: HARDLY ANY or SCARCELY ANY …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • any — See: HARDLY ANY or SCARCELY ANY …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • any — See: hardly any or scarcely any …   Словарь американских идиом

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