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едва

hardly

Meaning of едва

almost not; scarcely

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RU[jɪˈdva]
hardly
едва - hardly
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едва with English translation

едва usage examples

🇬🇧EN🇷🇺RU

I hardly slept last night.

Я едва спал прошлой ночью.

🇬🇧EN🇷🇺RU

We hardly saw anyone there.

Мы едва кого-то там видели.

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едва belongs to the topic "Top 2500". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

едваhardly
вместеtogether
раноearly
поздноlate
сегодняtoday
весь деньall day
этим утромthis morning

едва synonyms

Related words worth learning together

почти не
Almost absent; expresses a very small degree of an action or quality.
мало
A small amount; less than usual or needed.
немного
A small degree or amount; slightly more than "hardly".
чуть-чуть
A tiny amount; very little.
еле-еле
With great difficulty and barely enough; very close to "hardly".
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П
🇷🇺ru
почти не

Almost absent; expresses a very small degree of an action or quality.

A1Very Often
🇷🇺ru

A small amount; less than usual or needed.

A1Very Often
Н
🇷🇺ru
немного

A small degree or amount; slightly more than "hardly".

A1Very Often
Ч
🇷🇺ru
чуть-чуть

A tiny amount; very little.

A1Often
Е
🇷🇺ru
еле-еле

With great difficulty and barely enough; very close to "hardly".

A1Often

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How to pronounce едва and what this word means

едва means hardly. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce едва

[jɪˈdva]

едва translation

hardly

едва examples

I hardly slept last night.

едва transcription

[jɪˈdva]

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едва meaning: what does it mean?

почти совсем не; с трудом, едва

едва pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

едва is pronounced as [jɪˈdva]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

едва definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

I hardly slept last night. Translation: Я едва спал прошлой ночью.

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