What is the meaning of barely know?
What is the meaning of barely know?
It means that you hardly know the person. You may have met them, or even spoken with them but you don’t really know them.
What’s a word for not well known?
What is another word for not well-known?
off the beaten path | unusual |
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off the beaten track | unconventional |
irregular | nonconformist |
unwonted | abnormal |
revolutionary | bizarre |
What does could barely mean?
DEFINITIONS3. used for saying that something almost does not happen or exist, or is almost not possible. He was so dizzy he could barely stand.
What does barely detectable mean?
able to be perceived by a sense or by the mind. there was a barely detectable hum coming from the refrigerator.
What does barely alive mean?
almost dead, hardly living.
Why do people spell barely barley?
By adding the “barely”, it clears the meaning up: the speaker is relieved to have arrived. Barley is a noun, it means a grain used to make alcoholic beverages, or added to soup or pudding. In alcohol, malted barley is mashed and added to water to create malt extract.
What adverb is barely?
1in a way that is just possible but only with difficulty He could barely read and write. The music was barely audible. She was barely able to stand. We barely had time to catch the train.
Can barely breathe meaning?
When you’re short of breath, it’s hard or uncomfortable for you to take in the oxygen your body needs. But shortness of breath can also be a sign of a serious disease. Many conditions can make you feel short of breath: Lung conditions such as asthma, emphysema, or pneumonia.
What perceivable means?
capable of being perceived
adjective. capable of being perceived; perceptible.
Is it spelled barely or barley?
The main difference between the two words is very easy to see. Barley is a noun, and barely is an adverb. The two words are spelled differently, and they are pronounced differently. Bar-a-ly, bar-lee.