"I'm tired of this stupid computer! Anastasia could barely remember the ride to the hospital. why ? Find more ways to say barely, along with related words, antonyms and example phrases at Thesaurus.com, the world's most trusted free thesaurus. ©2020 Reverso-Softissimo. It's an old trick but it just might work... She just won't relax..., I knew you'd be here. Please look at category 20 to see if the expression you are looking for is shown under another headword. Learn more. For example , If I want to say that given a bad translation of a book . What does barely make it expression mean? Example: She's merely a friend to him. De très nombreux exemples de phrases traduites contenant "just barely" – Dictionnaire français-anglais et moteur de recherche de traductions françaises. It has a totally different meaning from bare. I just knew... Well, now just a second, I don't altogether agree with the premise. seldom. Without covering; nakedly. But just; without any excess; with nothing to spare (of quantity, time, etc. `Isn't it just?' What is the difference between "barely" and " hardly" ? "Basically meaning "Not even close" . Translation English Cobuild Collins Dictionary, Collaborative Dictionary English Cobuild. Barely definition, only just; scarcely; no more than; almost not: He had barely enough money to pay for the car. Without concealment or disguise. Toujours invariable ! R. For now his son is duke.W. barely make it phrase. + -ly (2). Is nearly one of them? or something else ? Just within the range. BARELY Meaning: "openly, clear, public;" see bare (adj.) a usually small, unintended defecation that occurs when one generally. I've just bought a new house..., The two had only just met..., I just had the most awful dream..., I'm only just beginning to take it in that he's still missing. 2 adv If you say that one thing had barely happened when something else happened, you mean that the first event was followed immediately by the second. "Not at all. are there any contexts in which one works but not the other ? All rights reserved. Another example: I took French in high school, but I just barely passed it. 1. a fair or impartial in action or judgment. (usually of a person) lacking in intelligence, common sense, or, 1. ", albeit although, even if, even though, notwithstanding that, tho' (U.S. or poetic) though