rare

UK
/rɛə/
US
/rɛr/
rareadjective
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.
Definitions
Not occurring very often; uncommon.
It is rare to see such a beautiful sunset in this region.
Unusually good or remarkable.
She has a rare talent for playing the piano.
Lightly cooked, especially meat that is cooked so that the inside is still red.
He prefers his steak rare, with a warm red center.
Of low density or consistency; thin; not compact.
The climbers struggled to breathe the rare air at high altitude.
rareverb
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
To rise up or stand on the hind legs, especially said of a horse; to rear.
The startled stallion rared back, almost throwing its rider.
Followed by 'to'; to be extremely eager or enthusiastic (colloquial).
The children were raring to go as soon as the bell rang.
Synonyms
lift up
stand on hind legs
rise up
rear up
rareadverb
Archaic; meaning 'seldom'.
Definitions
Rarely; seldom. (archaic)
Such storms come rare to these shores.
rareradjective

rare

rarer
Comp.
rarest
Super.
UK
/ˈreərə/
US
/ˈrɛrər/
Comparative form of the adjective 'rare'; used attributively and predicatively.
Translations
более редкий
Large predators are rarer on the islands than on the mainland.
Крупные хищники встречаются на островах более редко, чем на материке.
Additional translations
менее прожаренныйо степени прожарки мяса
более разреженныйо воздухе, атмосфере
Definitions
Comparative degree of rare: more rare; less common or frequent.
Large predators are rarer on the islands than on the mainland.
Synonyms
less common
more scarce
more uncommon
rarernoun
Definitions
A person who rares (rears) animals; a breeder.
The rabbit rarer kept hundreds of animals in spacious hutches.