Definition of barely in English:

barely

adverb ˈbɛːliˈbɛrli

1Only just; almost not.
she nodded, barely able to speak
as submodifier a barely perceptible pause
Example sentencesExamples
- He looked so vulnerable, barely sitting up with an arched back, and his face downcast.
- I've planned to cover 15 exhibitions in six hours but from experience you barely manage half.
- It was really awful making a kid who could barely sit still as it was meditate daily.
- Ryden was barely two when they sat us down and told us they were having another baby.
- Just barely managing to remain sitting on the table was Kimrey, waving frantically at me to join her.
- He could barely sit through Coach Quinn's speech in the boy's locker room.
- It also helped that the plate was huge - so big, in fact, that Vicky and I could barely finish half of it.
- Fished on a floating line, the flies are lobbed slightly upstream barely an arm's length from the rod.
- She stood up and was shown to be attired in a short tan dress that barely reached her knees.
- The average land holding is barely half a hectare, which in these conditions is not enough on which to grow food for a year.
- I had to go round the flat, half asleep, eyes barely open, looking for a likely candidate for a bulb replacement.
- Why that album sat around doing barely any business for so many months is quite beyond me.
- We had barely been sitting there a minute and a leaf from a maple tree above me fell into my lap.
- His study is so full of fossils and chemical apparatus of various kinds that there is barely room to sit down.
- My last one just slightly less than that, and this one barely half the length of Moulin Rouge.
- If I lose my balance, if I fall over, into the mud, in this much pain, barely able to move, I may not get up.
- However, Mr Selwood says the fear of being homeless has left him a broken man barely able to eat.
- It looked like it had struck her so violently that she was barely able to contain it.
- Today I had a snooze before getting in the bath; right now I can barely sit up and I haven't eaten.
- She nodded her head, barely able to keep the silly grin from her face.
Synonyms
hardly, scarcely, just, only just, narrowly, by the skin of one's teeth, by a hair's breadth, by a very small margin, by the narrowest of margins, by a nose
almost not
informal by a whisker
1. 1.1 Only a very short time before.
  they had barely sat down before forty policemen swarmed in
  Example sentencesExamples
  We had barely sat down when the a group of four diners in the restaurant demanded to see the chef.
  We'd barely sat down before a gang of teenagers, all masked, came rampaging in.
  Aaron Brown had barely started at CNN when terrorists attacked the World Trade Center.
  Paulettes bedsheets had barely cooled down when her telephone rang, erasing the lazy smile that curled the corners of her mouth.
  Another notary had barely sat down to commence the signing process when the wife of the borrower began flirting with him.
  When the reports arrived, black smoke was still pouring from the shelter, and the operation to recover bodies had barely begun.
  The flight to safety has barely started.
  It had barely rung once when Rudy answered. "Robert Charlton's phone."
  The second half had barely started when RI hooker Allport burst between two tacklers to score.
  Jeff Merkley's candidacy had barely gotten going and surely hadn't had time to register with many voters.
  The half had barely started when Fitzgerald delivered a great pass to Cotter to send over a point.
  Daum skulked away to be replaced by Rudi Voeller, who had barely sat down before he was off to be national coach.
  The smoke had barely cleared from the suicide bombing in Afghanistan this morning when right-wing pundits began their attempt to politically exploit the attack on or near Cheney.
2In a simple and sparse way.
their barely furnished house
Example sentencesExamples
- At night, when the moon is about to rise, this is what it can look like on the barely lit island of Fernando de Noronha.
- Its barely lit -candles align the walls and tables. The music: A subtle jazz number coming from the piano hidden in the corner.
- It was barely furnished: a small seating area with a glass coffee table at one end and the piano and stereo system at the other.
- He walked around the table as the others sat in his dark palace, barely lit by a few small lamps.
- I write this story to you from my barely furnished two windowed room where I await the one thing I hold dearest to me.
- Fully furnished apartments cost much, more than barely furnished apartments.
- A massive, red-lit room features a stage in the back corner and a beautiful 40-foot wood bar running the length of the north side, barely lit by table lamps and the backlit bar.
- Will you buy a lot with a fully furnished house, a barely furnished house, a stripped house or with no accompanying house at all?
3archaic Openly; explicitly.

Definition of barely in US English:

barely

adverbˈberlēˈbɛrli

1Only just; almost not.
she nodded, barely able to speak
as submodifier a barely perceptible pause
Example sentencesExamples
- Why that album sat around doing barely any business for so many months is quite beyond me.
- We had barely been sitting there a minute and a leaf from a maple tree above me fell into my lap.
- She nodded her head, barely able to keep the silly grin from her face.
- My last one just slightly less than that, and this one barely half the length of Moulin Rouge.
- She stood up and was shown to be attired in a short tan dress that barely reached her knees.
- Today I had a snooze before getting in the bath; right now I can barely sit up and I haven't eaten.
- It looked like it had struck her so violently that she was barely able to contain it.
- However, Mr Selwood says the fear of being homeless has left him a broken man barely able to eat.
- It also helped that the plate was huge - so big, in fact, that Vicky and I could barely finish half of it.
- If I lose my balance, if I fall over, into the mud, in this much pain, barely able to move, I may not get up.
- It was really awful making a kid who could barely sit still as it was meditate daily.
- Fished on a floating line, the flies are lobbed slightly upstream barely an arm's length from the rod.
- His study is so full of fossils and chemical apparatus of various kinds that there is barely room to sit down.
- He looked so vulnerable, barely sitting up with an arched back, and his face downcast.
- I had to go round the flat, half asleep, eyes barely open, looking for a likely candidate for a bulb replacement.
- Ryden was barely two when they sat us down and told us they were having another baby.
- He could barely sit through Coach Quinn's speech in the boy's locker room.
- I've planned to cover 15 exhibitions in six hours but from experience you barely manage half.
- Just barely managing to remain sitting on the table was Kimrey, waving frantically at me to join her.
- The average land holding is barely half a hectare, which in these conditions is not enough on which to grow food for a year.
Synonyms
hardly, scarcely, just, only just, narrowly, by the skin of one's teeth, by a hair's breadth, by a very small margin, by the narrowest of margins, by a nose
1. 1.1 Only a short time before.
  they had barely sat down when forty policemen swarmed in
  Example sentencesExamples
  The half had barely started when Fitzgerald delivered a great pass to Cotter to send over a point.
  Jeff Merkley's candidacy had barely gotten going and surely hadn't had time to register with many voters.
  Another notary had barely sat down to commence the signing process when the wife of the borrower began flirting with him.
  The flight to safety has barely started.
  The second half had barely started when RI hooker Allport burst between two tacklers to score.
  Daum skulked away to be replaced by Rudi Voeller, who had barely sat down before he was off to be national coach.
  The smoke had barely cleared from the suicide bombing in Afghanistan this morning when right-wing pundits began their attempt to politically exploit the attack on or near Cheney.
  When the reports arrived, black smoke was still pouring from the shelter, and the operation to recover bodies had barely begun.
  Paulettes bedsheets had barely cooled down when her telephone rang, erasing the lazy smile that curled the corners of her mouth.
  Aaron Brown had barely started at CNN when terrorists attacked the World Trade Center.
  We'd barely sat down before a gang of teenagers, all masked, came rampaging in.
  It had barely rung once when Rudy answered. "Robert Charlton's phone."
  We had barely sat down when the a group of four diners in the restaurant demanded to see the chef.
2In a simple and sparse way.
their barely furnished house
Example sentencesExamples
- It was barely furnished: a small seating area with a glass coffee table at one end and the piano and stereo system at the other.
- I write this story to you from my barely furnished two windowed room where I await the one thing I hold dearest to me.
- At night, when the moon is about to rise, this is what it can look like on the barely lit island of Fernando de Noronha.
- Fully furnished apartments cost much, more than barely furnished apartments.
- Will you buy a lot with a fully furnished house, a barely furnished house, a stripped house or with no accompanying house at all?
- A massive, red-lit room features a stage in the back corner and a beautiful 40-foot wood bar running the length of the north side, barely lit by table lamps and the backlit bar.
- Its barely lit -candles align the walls and tables. The music: A subtle jazz number coming from the piano hidden in the corner.
- He walked around the table as the others sat in his dark palace, barely lit by a few small lamps.
3archaic Openly; explicitly.

单词	barely
释义	Definition of barely in English: barely adverb ˈbɛːliˈbɛrli 1Only just; almost not. she nodded, barely able to speak as submodifier a barely perceptible pause Example sentencesExamples He looked so vulnerable, barely sitting up with an arched back, and his face downcast. I've planned to cover 15 exhibitions in six hours but from experience you barely manage half. It was really awful making a kid who could barely sit still as it was meditate daily. Ryden was barely two when they sat us down and told us they were having another baby. Just barely managing to remain sitting on the table was Kimrey, waving frantically at me to join her. He could barely sit through Coach Quinn's speech in the boy's locker room. It also helped that the plate was huge - so big, in fact, that Vicky and I could barely finish half of it. Fished on a floating line, the flies are lobbed slightly upstream barely an arm's length from the rod. She stood up and was shown to be attired in a short tan dress that barely reached her knees. The average land holding is barely half a hectare, which in these conditions is not enough on which to grow food for a year. I had to go round the flat, half asleep, eyes barely open, looking for a likely candidate for a bulb replacement. Why that album sat around doing barely any business for so many months is quite beyond me. We had barely been sitting there a minute and a leaf from a maple tree above me fell into my lap. His study is so full of fossils and chemical apparatus of various kinds that there is barely room to sit down. My last one just slightly less than that, and this one barely half the length of Moulin Rouge. If I lose my balance, if I fall over, into the mud, in this much pain, barely able to move, I may not get up. However, Mr Selwood says the fear of being homeless has left him a broken man barely able to eat. It looked like it had struck her so violently that she was barely able to contain it. Today I had a snooze before getting in the bath; right now I can barely sit up and I haven't eaten. She nodded her head, barely able to keep the silly grin from her face. Synonyms hardly, scarcely, just, only just, narrowly, by the skin of one's teeth, by a hair's breadth, by a very small margin, by the narrowest of margins, by a nose almost not informal by a whisker 1.1 Only a very short time before. they had barely sat down before forty policemen swarmed in Example sentencesExamples We had barely sat down when the a group of four diners in the restaurant demanded to see the chef. We'd barely sat down before a gang of teenagers, all masked, came rampaging in. Aaron Brown had barely started at CNN when terrorists attacked the World Trade Center. Paulettes bedsheets had barely cooled down when her telephone rang, erasing the lazy smile that curled the corners of her mouth. Another notary had barely sat down to commence the signing process when the wife of the borrower began flirting with him. When the reports arrived, black smoke was still pouring from the shelter, and the operation to recover bodies had barely begun. The flight to safety has barely started. It had barely rung once when Rudy answered. "Robert Charlton's phone." The second half had barely started when RI hooker Allport burst between two tacklers to score. Jeff Merkley's candidacy had barely gotten going and surely hadn't had time to register with many voters. The half had barely started when Fitzgerald delivered a great pass to Cotter to send over a point. Daum skulked away to be replaced by Rudi Voeller, who had barely sat down before he was off to be national coach. The smoke had barely cleared from the suicide bombing in Afghanistan this morning when right-wing pundits began their attempt to politically exploit the attack on or near Cheney. 2In a simple and sparse way. their barely furnished house Example sentencesExamples At night, when the moon is about to rise, this is what it can look like on the barely lit island of Fernando de Noronha. Its barely lit -candles align the walls and tables. The music: A subtle jazz number coming from the piano hidden in the corner. It was barely furnished: a small seating area with a glass coffee table at one end and the piano and stereo system at the other. He walked around the table as the others sat in his dark palace, barely lit by a few small lamps. I write this story to you from my barely furnished two windowed room where I await the one thing I hold dearest to me. Fully furnished apartments cost much, more than barely furnished apartments. A massive, red-lit room features a stage in the back corner and a beautiful 40-foot wood bar running the length of the north side, barely lit by table lamps and the backlit bar. Will you buy a lot with a fully furnished house, a barely furnished house, a stripped house or with no accompanying house at all? 3archaic Openly; explicitly. Definition of barely in US English: barely adverbˈberlēˈbɛrli 1Only just; almost not. she nodded, barely able to speak as submodifier a barely perceptible pause Example sentencesExamples Why that album sat around doing barely any business for so many months is quite beyond me. We had barely been sitting there a minute and a leaf from a maple tree above me fell into my lap. She nodded her head, barely able to keep the silly grin from her face. My last one just slightly less than that, and this one barely half the length of Moulin Rouge. She stood up and was shown to be attired in a short tan dress that barely reached her knees. Today I had a snooze before getting in the bath; right now I can barely sit up and I haven't eaten. It looked like it had struck her so violently that she was barely able to contain it. However, Mr Selwood says the fear of being homeless has left him a broken man barely able to eat. It also helped that the plate was huge - so big, in fact, that Vicky and I could barely finish half of it. If I lose my balance, if I fall over, into the mud, in this much pain, barely able to move, I may not get up. It was really awful making a kid who could barely sit still as it was meditate daily. Fished on a floating line, the flies are lobbed slightly upstream barely an arm's length from the rod. His study is so full of fossils and chemical apparatus of various kinds that there is barely room to sit down. He looked so vulnerable, barely sitting up with an arched back, and his face downcast. I had to go round the flat, half asleep, eyes barely open, looking for a likely candidate for a bulb replacement. Ryden was barely two when they sat us down and told us they were having another baby. He could barely sit through Coach Quinn's speech in the boy's locker room. I've planned to cover 15 exhibitions in six hours but from experience you barely manage half. Just barely managing to remain sitting on the table was Kimrey, waving frantically at me to join her. The average land holding is barely half a hectare, which in these conditions is not enough on which to grow food for a year. Synonyms hardly, scarcely, just, only just, narrowly, by the skin of one's teeth, by a hair's breadth, by a very small margin, by the narrowest of margins, by a nose 1.1 Only a short time before. they had barely sat down when forty policemen swarmed in Example sentencesExamples The half had barely started when Fitzgerald delivered a great pass to Cotter to send over a point. Jeff Merkley's candidacy had barely gotten going and surely hadn't had time to register with many voters. Another notary had barely sat down to commence the signing process when the wife of the borrower began flirting with him. The flight to safety has barely started. The second half had barely started when RI hooker Allport burst between two tacklers to score. Daum skulked away to be replaced by Rudi Voeller, who had barely sat down before he was off to be national coach. The smoke had barely cleared from the suicide bombing in Afghanistan this morning when right-wing pundits began their attempt to politically exploit the attack on or near Cheney. When the reports arrived, black smoke was still pouring from the shelter, and the operation to recover bodies had barely begun. Paulettes bedsheets had barely cooled down when her telephone rang, erasing the lazy smile that curled the corners of her mouth. Aaron Brown had barely started at CNN when terrorists attacked the World Trade Center. We'd barely sat down before a gang of teenagers, all masked, came rampaging in. It had barely rung once when Rudy answered. "Robert Charlton's phone." We had barely sat down when the a group of four diners in the restaurant demanded to see the chef. 2In a simple and sparse way. their barely furnished house Example sentencesExamples It was barely furnished: a small seating area with a glass coffee table at one end and the piano and stereo system at the other. I write this story to you from my barely furnished two windowed room where I await the one thing I hold dearest to me. At night, when the moon is about to rise, this is what it can look like on the barely lit island of Fernando de Noronha. Fully furnished apartments cost much, more than barely furnished apartments. Will you buy a lot with a fully furnished house, a barely furnished house, a stripped house or with no accompanying house at all? A massive, red-lit room features a stage in the back corner and a beautiful 40-foot wood bar running the length of the north side, barely lit by table lamps and the backlit bar. Its barely lit -candles align the walls and tables. The music: A subtle jazz number coming from the piano hidden in the corner. He walked around the table as the others sat in his dark palace, barely lit by a few small lamps. 3archaic Openly; explicitly.
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