Word of the Day: Rare
Something that is hard to find or doesn’t happen very often might be rare.
- Dan found a rare coin that is worth a lot of money.
- It’s rare to see so many geese at this time of year.
- The Rolling Stones made a rare appearance in Cuba last week.
- For a woman to give birth to quintuplets is very rare. (quintuplets = five babies)
- A blue moon is a rare event.
We also use “rare” to describe a beefsteak that has not been cooked for very long. A steak ordered rare will be red inside.
- Vince ordered a steak cooked rare.
- His wife ordered her steak medium-rare. (It was cooked a little longer than rare.)
Adding an “ly” ending to “rare” creates the adverb “rarely.” This has almost the same meaning as “almost never.”
- She rarely wakes up before 9 a.m.
- We rarely see snow in September.
- Nathaniel is rarely in school. He’s not a very good student.
Essential English Dictionary
Visit the Popular English Words Beginning with R page to see the list of all words starting with letter R. For seeing the HiCafe dictionary, visit the Popular English Words with Meaning page.
