barely
/'beǝli/
US pronunciation
American sound/'beǝli/
barely
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ba - re - ly -> barely
Myanmar meaning
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၁။ မျှသာ။ ရုံမျှသာ။ barely 10% of the population ❍ barely perceptible/recognizable ❍ We barely had time to catch the train. ❍ He was barely able to stand. ❍ He can barely read or write. ❍ Schools got barely a mention in the report.
၂။ … ရုံရှိသေး။ I had barely started speaking when he interrupted me. ❍ The policy had barely been introduced before it was abandoned. Compare HARDLY, SCARCELY
More examples
- He was so dizzy he could barely stand.
- The roads were barely wide enough for two cars to pass.
- There was barely a scratch on his car, but mine was wrecked.
- A barely audible whisper
- [barely able to do something] : He was barely able to see the road in the fog.
- He barely paused before jumping straight into the water.
- The thought had barely come to me before it was gone again.
- He’s barely 12 years old.
- They had travelled barely a third of the way.
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