Meaning of rather than | Babel Free

Definitions

1. And not.
2. Used to indicate that the following alternative is less preferred.

Equivalents

Examples

“I'd like⟳ to go home early rather than risk⟳(ing) the roads later.”

“I prefer⟳ making my kids' toys myself rather than buying them.”

“It was my wife, rather than I, who decided to leave⟳.”

“It is never better to let⟳ kids have⟳ their way whenever they wish⟳ rather than standing up for one's parental authority.”

“Cheap mid-week return⟳ tickets were reintroduced by British Railways on May 7, to encourage⟳ holiday travel⟳ during the week rather than at weekends.”

“According to this saga of intellectual-property misanthropy, these creatures [patent trolls] roam the business world, buying up patents and then using them to demand⟳ extravagant payouts from companies they accuse of infringing them. Often, their victims pay⟳ up rather than face⟳ the costs of a legal battle.”

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