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rare
UK
/rɛə/
US
/rɛr/
rarer
Comp.
rarest
Super.
UK
/rɛə/
US
/rɛr/
Translations
This is a rare opportunity to see the northern lights.
Это редкая возможность увидеть северное сияние.
He has a rare talent for playing the piano.
У него необычный талант к игре на пианино.
Additional translations
Definitions
It is rare to see such a beautiful sunset in this region.
She has a rare talent for playing the piano.
He prefers his steak rare, with a warm red center.
The climbers struggled to breathe the rare air at high altitude.
rared
Past Simple
rared
Past Participle
raring
Gerund
UK
/reə/
US
/rɛr/
Chiefly dialectal US; intransitive verb meaning 'to rear, rise up' (esp. of an animal); also colloquial with 'to' indicating eagerness ('raring to go').
Definitions
The startled stallion rared back, almost throwing its rider.
The children were raring to go as soon as the bell rang.
Archaic; meaning 'seldom'.
Definitions
Such storms come rare to these shores.
Synonyms
rare
rarer
Comp.
rarest
Super.
UK
/ˈreərə/
US
/ˈrɛrər/
Comparative form of the adjective 'rare'; used attributively and predicatively.
Translations
Large predators are rarer on the islands than on the mainland.
Крупные хищники встречаются на островах более редко, чем на материке.
Additional translations
Definitions
Large predators are rarer on the islands than on the mainland.
Synonyms
Definitions
The rabbit rarer kept hundreds of animals in spacious hutches.