Rather
English Meaning
Prior; earlier; former.
- More readily; preferably: I'd rather go to the movies.
- With more reason, logic, wisdom, or other justification.
- More exactly; more accurately: He's my friend, or rather he was my friend.
- To a certain extent; somewhat: rather cold.
- On the contrary.
- Chiefly British Most certainly. Used as an emphatic affirmative reply.
Examples | ഉദാഹരണങ്ങൾ
The below examples are taken from The Holy Bible.
2 Corinthians 12:9
And He said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness." Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
അവൻ à´Žà´¨àµà´¨àµ‹à´Ÿàµ: à´Žà´¨àµà´±àµ† കൃപ നിനകàµà´•àµà´®à´¤à´¿; à´Žà´¨àµà´±àµ† ശകàµà´¤à´¿ ബലഹീനതയിൽ തികഞàµà´žàµà´µà´°àµà´¨àµà´¨àµ à´Žà´¨àµà´¨àµ പറഞàµà´žàµ. ആകയാൽ à´•àµà´°à´¿à´¸àµà´¤àµà´µà´¿à´¨àµà´±àµ† ശകàµà´¤à´¿ à´Žà´¨àµà´±àµ†à´®àµ‡àµ½ ആവസികàµà´•àµ‡à´£àµà´Ÿà´¤à´¿à´¨àµà´¨àµ ഞാൻ അതിസനàµà´¤àµ‹à´·à´¤àµà´¤àµ‹à´Ÿàµ† à´Žà´¨àµà´±àµ† ബലഹീനതകളിൽ à´ªàµà´°à´¶à´‚സികàµà´•àµà´‚.
Romans 14:13
Therefore let us not judge one another anymore, but rather resolve this, not to put a stumbling block or a cause to fall in our brother's way.
à´…à´¤àµà´•àµŠà´£àµà´Ÿàµ നാം ഇനി à´…à´¨àµà´¯àµ‹à´¨àµà´¯à´‚ വിധികàµà´•à´°àµà´¤àµ; സഹോദരനàµà´¨àµ ഇടർചàµà´šà´¯àµ‹ തടങàµà´™à´²àµ‹ വെകàµà´•à´¾à´¤à´¿à´°à´¿à´ªàµà´ªà´¾àµ» മാതàµà´°à´‚ ഉറെചàµà´šàµà´•àµŠàµ¾à´µà´¿àµ»
John 3:19
And this is the condemnation, that the light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
à´¨àµà´¯à´¾à´¯à´µà´¿à´§à´¿ à´Žà´¨àµà´¨à´¤àµ‹, വെളിചàµà´šà´‚ ലോകതàµà´¤à´¿àµ½ വനàµà´¨à´¿à´Ÿàµà´Ÿàµà´‚ മനàµà´·àµà´¯à´°àµà´Ÿàµ† à´ªàµà´°à´µàµƒà´¤àµà´¤à´¿ ദോഷമàµà´³àµà´³à´¤àµ ആകയാൽ അവർ വെളിചàµà´šà´¤àµà´¤àµ†à´•àµà´•à´¾àµ¾ ഇരàµà´³à´¿à´¨àµ† à´¸àµà´¨àµ‡à´¹à´¿à´šàµà´šà´¤àµ തനàµà´¨àµ‡.
Proverbs 16:16
How much better to get wisdom than gold! And to get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.
തങàµà´•à´¤àµà´¤àµ†à´•àµà´•à´¾àµ¾ à´œàµà´žà´¾à´¨à´¤àµà´¤àµ† സമàµà´ªà´¾à´¦à´¿à´•àµà´•àµà´¨àµà´¨à´¤àµ à´Žà´¤àµà´° നലàµà´²à´¤àµ! വെളàµà´³à´¿à´¯àµ†à´•àµà´•à´¾àµ¾ വിവേകം സമàµà´ªà´¾à´¦à´¿à´•àµà´•àµà´¨àµà´¨à´¤àµ à´Žà´¤àµà´° ഉതàµà´¤à´®à´‚!
1 Timothy 6:2
And those who have believing masters, let them not despise them because they are brethren, but rather serve them because those who are benefited are believers and beloved. Teach and exhort these things.
വിശàµà´µà´¾à´¸à´¿à´•à´³à´¾à´¯ യജമാനനàµà´®à´¾à´°àµà´³àµà´³à´µàµ¼ അവരെ സഹോദരനàµà´®à´¾àµ¼ à´Žà´¨àµà´¨àµà´µàµ†à´šàµà´šàµ അലകàµà´·àµà´¯à´®à´¾à´•àµà´•à´°àµà´¤àµ; തങàµà´™à´³àµ†à´•àµà´•àµŠà´£àµà´Ÿàµà´³àµà´³ ഉപകാരം à´…à´¨àµà´à´µà´¿à´•àµà´•àµà´¨àµà´¨à´µàµ¼ വിശàµà´µà´¾à´¸à´¿à´•à´³àµà´‚ à´ªàµà´°à´¿à´¯à´°àµà´‚ ആകകൊണàµà´Ÿàµ അവരെ വിശേഷാൽ സേവികàµà´•à´¯à´¤àµà´°àµ‡ വേണàµà´Ÿà´¤àµ; ഇതൠനീ ഉപദേശികàµà´•à´¯àµà´‚ à´ªàµà´°à´¬àµ‹à´§à´¿à´ªàµà´ªà´¿à´•àµà´•à´¯àµà´‚ ചെയàµà´•.
Mark 9:47
And if your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out. It is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye, rather than having two eyes, to be cast into hell fire--
നിനàµà´±àµ† à´•à´£àµà´£àµ നിനകàµà´•àµ ഇടർചàµà´š വരàµà´¤àµà´¤à´¿à´¯à´¾àµ½ അതിനെ ചൂനàµà´¨àµà´•à´³à´•; à´’à´±àµà´±à´•àµà´•à´£àµà´£à´¨à´¾à´¯à´¿ ദൈവരാജàµà´¯à´¤àµà´¤à´¿àµ½ à´•à´Ÿà´•àµà´•àµà´¨àµà´¨à´¤àµ à´°à´£àµà´Ÿàµà´•à´£àµà´£àµà´³àµà´³à´µà´¨à´¾à´¯à´¿ à´…à´—àµà´¨à´¿à´¨à´°à´•à´¤àµà´¤à´¿àµ½ വീഴàµà´¨àµà´¨à´¤à´¿à´¨àµ†à´•àµà´•à´¾àµ¾ നിനകàµà´•àµ നലàµà´²àµ.
Matthew 25:9
But the wise answered, saying, "No, lest there should not be enough for us and you; but go rather to those who sell, and buy for yourselves.'
à´¬àµà´¦àµà´§à´¿à´¯àµà´³àµà´³à´µàµ¼: à´žà´™àµà´™àµ¾à´•àµà´•àµà´‚ നിങàµà´™àµ¾à´•àµà´•àµà´‚ പോരാ à´Žà´¨àµà´¨àµ വരാതിരിപàµà´ªà´¾àµ» നിങàµà´™àµ¾ വിലകàµà´•àµà´¨àµà´¨à´µà´°àµà´Ÿàµ† à´…à´Ÿàµà´•àµà´•àµ½ പോയി വാങàµà´™à´¿à´•àµà´•àµŠàµ¾à´µà´¿àµ» à´Žà´¨àµà´¨àµ ഉതàµà´¤à´°à´‚ പറഞàµà´žàµ.
Matthew 18:9
And if your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out and cast it from you. It is better for you to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes, to be cast into hell fire.
നിനàµà´±àµ† à´•à´£àµà´£àµ നിനകàµà´•àµ ഇടർചàµà´š ആയാൽ അതിനെ ചൂനàµà´¨àµ†à´Ÿàµà´¤àµà´¤àµ എറിഞàµà´žàµà´•à´³à´•; à´°à´£àµà´Ÿàµ à´•à´£àµà´£àµà´³àµà´³à´µà´¨à´¾à´¯à´¿ à´…à´—àµà´¨à´¿à´¨à´°à´•à´¤àµà´¤à´¿àµ½ വീഴàµà´¨àµà´¨à´¤à´¿à´¨àµ†à´•àµà´•à´¾àµ¾ à´’à´±àµà´±à´•àµà´•à´£àµà´£à´¨à´¾à´¯à´¿ ജീവനിൽ à´•à´Ÿà´•àµà´•àµà´¨àµà´¨à´¤àµ നിനകàµà´•àµ നനàµà´¨àµ.
Job 36:21
Take heed, do not turn to iniquity, For you have chosen this rather than affliction.
സൂകàµà´·à´¿à´šàµà´šàµà´•àµŠàµ¾à´•; നീതികേടിലേകàµà´•àµ തിരിയരàµà´¤àµ; അതലàµà´²àµ‹ നീ à´…à´°à´¿à´·àµà´Ÿà´¤à´¯àµ†à´•àµà´•à´¾àµ¾ ഇചàµà´›à´¿à´•àµà´•àµà´¨àµà´¨à´¤àµ.
Matthew 27:24
When Pilate saw that he could not prevail at all, but rather that a tumult was rising, he took water and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, "I am innocent of the blood of this just Person. You see to it."
ആരവാരം അധികമാകàµà´¨àµà´¨à´¤à´²àµà´²à´¾à´¤àµ† à´’à´¨àµà´¨àµà´‚ സാധികàµà´•àµà´¨àµà´¨à´¿à´²àµà´² à´Žà´¨àµà´¨àµ പീലാതàµà´¤àµŠà´¸àµ à´•à´£àµà´Ÿà´¿à´Ÿàµà´Ÿàµà´µàµ†à´³àµà´³à´‚ à´Žà´Ÿàµà´¤àµà´¤àµ à´ªàµà´°àµà´·à´¾à´°à´‚ കാൺകെ കൈ à´•à´´àµà´•à´¿: à´ˆ നീതിമാനàµà´±àµ† à´°à´•àµà´¤à´¤àµà´¤à´¿àµ½ എനികàµà´•àµ à´•àµà´±àµà´±à´‚ ഇലàµà´²; നിങàµà´™àµ¾ തനàµà´¨àµ‡ നോകàµà´•à´¿à´•àµà´•àµŠàµ¾à´µà´¿àµ» à´Žà´¨àµà´¨àµ പറഞàµà´žàµ.
Psalms 52:3
You love evil more than good, Lying rather than speaking righteousness.Selah
നീ നനàµà´®à´¯àµ†à´•àµà´•à´¾àµ¾ തിനàµà´®à´¯àµ†à´¯àµà´‚ നീതിയെ സംസാരികàµà´•àµà´¨àµà´¨à´¤à´¿à´¨àµ†à´•àµà´•à´¾àµ¾ à´µàµà´¯à´¾à´œà´¤àµà´¤àµ†à´¯àµà´‚ ഇഷàµà´Ÿà´ªàµà´ªàµ†à´Ÿàµà´¨àµà´¨àµ. സേലാ.
Hebrews 12:13
and make straight paths for your feet, so that what is lame may not be dislocated, but rather be healed.
à´®àµà´Ÿà´¨àµà´¤àµà´³àµà´³à´¤àµ ഉളàµà´•àµà´•à´¿à´ªàµà´ªàµ‹à´•à´¾à´¤àµ† à´àµ‡à´¦à´®à´¾à´•àµ‡à´£àµà´Ÿà´¤à´¿à´¨àµà´¨àµ നിങàµà´™à´³àµà´Ÿàµ† കാലിനàµà´¨àµ പാത നിരതàµà´¤àµà´µà´¿àµ» .
1 Corinthians 12:22
No, much rather, those members of the body which seem to be weaker are necessary.
ശരീരതàµà´¤à´¿àµ½ ബലം à´•àµà´±à´žàµà´žà´µ à´Žà´¨àµà´¨àµ തോനàµà´¨àµà´¨àµà´¨ അവയവങàµà´™àµ¾ തനàµà´¨àµ‡ ആവശàµà´¯à´®àµà´³àµà´³à´µà´¯à´¾à´•àµà´¨àµà´¨àµ.
2 Samuel 10:3
And the princes of the people of Ammon said to Hanun their lord, "Do you think that David really honors your father because he has sent comforters to you? Has David not rather sent his servants to you to search the city, to spy it out, and to overthrow it?"
ദാവീദിനàµà´±àµ† à´àµƒà´¤àµà´¯à´¨àµà´®à´¾àµ¼ à´…à´®àµà´®àµ‹à´¨àµà´¯à´°àµà´Ÿàµ† ദേശതàµà´¤àµ à´Žà´¤àµà´¤à´¿à´¯à´ªàµà´ªàµ‹àµ¾ à´…à´®àµà´®àµ‹à´¨àµà´¯à´ªàµà´°à´àµà´•àµà´•à´¨àµà´®à´¾àµ¼ തങàµà´™à´³àµà´Ÿàµ† യജമാനനായ ഹാനൂനോടàµ: ദാവീദൠനിനàµà´±àµ† à´…à´ªàµà´ªà´¨àµ† ബഹàµà´®à´¾à´¨à´¿à´šàµà´šà´¿à´Ÿàµà´Ÿà´¾à´•àµà´¨àµà´¨àµ ആശàµà´µà´¸à´¿à´ªàµà´ªà´¿à´•àµà´•àµà´¨àµà´¨à´µà´°àµ† നിനàµà´±àµ† à´…à´Ÿàµà´•àµà´•àµ½ അയചàµà´šà´¤àµ à´Žà´¨àµà´¨àµ തോനàµà´¨àµà´¨àµà´¨àµà´µàµ‹? പടàµà´Ÿà´£à´¤àµà´¤àµ† ശോധനചെയàµà´¤àµ à´’à´±àµà´±àµà´¨àµ‹à´•àµà´•àµà´µà´¾à´¨àµà´‚ അതിനെ നശിപàµà´ªà´¿à´šàµà´šàµà´•à´³à´µà´¾à´¨àµà´‚ à´…à´²àµà´²à´¯àµ‹ ദാവീദൠà´àµƒà´¤àµà´¯à´¨àµà´®à´¾à´°àµ† നിനàµà´±àµ† à´…à´Ÿàµà´•àµà´•àµ½ അയചàµà´šà´¤àµ à´Žà´¨àµà´¨àµ പറഞàµà´žàµ.
1 Corinthians 10:20
rather, that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice they sacrifice to demons and not to God, and I do not want you to have fellowship with demons.
à´…à´²àµà´², ജാതികൾ ബലികഴികàµà´•àµà´¨àµà´¨à´¤àµ ദൈവതàµà´¤à´¿à´¨àµà´¨à´²àµà´² à´àµ‚തങàµà´™àµ¾à´•àµà´•àµ à´•à´´à´¿à´•àµà´•àµà´¨àµà´¨àµ à´Žà´¨àµà´¨à´¤àµà´°àµ‡; à´Žà´¨àµà´¨à´¾àµ½ നിങàµà´™àµ¾ à´àµ‚തങàµà´™à´³àµà´Ÿàµ† കൂടàµà´Ÿà´¾à´³à´¿à´•àµ¾ ആകàµà´µà´¾àµ» എനികàµà´•àµ മനസàµà´¸à´¿à´²àµà´².
Luke 17:8
But will he not rather say to him, "Prepare something for my supper, and gird yourself and serve me till I have eaten and drunk, and afterward you will eat and drink'?
എനികàµà´•àµ à´…à´¤àµà´¤à´¾à´´à´‚ à´’à´°àµà´•àµà´•àµà´•; ഞാൻ തിനàµà´¨àµà´•àµà´Ÿà´¿à´šàµà´šàµ തീരàµà´µàµ‹à´³à´‚ അരകെടàµà´Ÿà´¿ എനികàµà´•àµ à´¶àµà´¶àµà´°àµ‚ഷചെയàµà´•; പിനàµà´¨àµ† നീയàµà´‚ തിനàµà´¨àµ à´•àµà´Ÿà´¿à´šàµà´šàµà´•àµŠàµ¾à´• à´Žà´¨àµà´¨àµ പറകയിലàµà´²à´¯àµ‹?
Luke 12:51
Do you suppose that I came to give peace on earth? I tell you, not at all, but rather division.
ഇനിമേൽ ഒരൠവീടàµà´Ÿà´¿àµ½ ഇരàµà´µà´°àµ‹à´Ÿàµ മൂവരàµà´‚ മൂവരോടൠഇരàµà´µà´°àµà´‚ ഇങàµà´™à´¨àµ† à´…à´žàµà´šàµà´ªàµ‡àµ¼ തമàµà´®à´¿àµ½ ഛിദàµà´°à´¿à´šàµà´šà´¿à´°à´¿à´•àµà´•àµà´‚.
Philemon 1:9
yet for love's sake I rather appeal to you--being such a one as Paul, the aged, and now also a prisoner of Jesus Christ--
പൌലോസൠഎനàµà´¨ വയസàµà´¸à´¨àµà´‚ ഇപàµà´ªàµ‹àµ¾ à´•àµà´°à´¿à´¸àµà´¤àµà´¯àµ‡à´¶àµà´µà´¿à´¨àµà´±àµ† ബദàµà´§à´¨àµà´®à´¾à´¯à´¿à´°à´¿à´•àµà´•àµà´¨àµà´¨ à´ˆ ഞാൻ à´¸àµà´¨àµ‡à´¹à´‚ നിമിതàµà´¤à´‚ അപേകàµà´·à´¿à´•àµà´•à´¯à´¤àµà´°àµ‡ ചെയàµà´¯àµà´¨àµà´¨à´¤àµ.
1 Corinthians 14:19
yet in the church I would rather speak five words with my understanding, that I may teach others also, than ten thousand words in a tongue.
à´Žà´™àµà´•à´¿à´²àµà´‚ à´¸à´à´¯à´¿àµ½ പതിനായിരം വാകàµà´•àµ à´…à´¨àµà´¯à´à´¾à´·à´¯à´¿àµ½ സംസാരികàµà´•àµà´¨àµà´¨à´¤à´¿à´¨àµ†à´•àµà´•à´¾àµ¾ അധികം മറàµà´±àµà´³àµà´³à´µà´°àµ†à´¯àµà´‚ പഠിപàµà´ªà´¿à´•àµà´•àµ‡à´£àµà´Ÿà´¤à´¿à´¨àµà´¨àµ à´¬àµà´¦àµà´§à´¿à´•àµŠà´£àµà´Ÿàµ à´…à´žàµà´šàµà´µà´¾à´•àµà´•àµ പറവാൻ ഞാൻ ഇചàµà´›à´¿à´•àµà´•àµà´¨àµà´¨àµ.
Ephesians 5:4
neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor coarse jesting, which are not fitting, but rather giving of thanks.
à´…à´™àµà´™à´¨àµ† ആകàµà´¨àµà´¨àµ വിശàµà´¦àµà´§à´¨àµà´®à´¾àµ¼à´•àµà´•àµà´‚ ഉചിതം. ചീതàµà´¤à´¤àµà´¤à´°à´‚, പൊടàµà´Ÿà´šàµà´šàµŠàµ½, കളിവാകàµà´•àµ ഇങàµà´™à´¨àµ† ചേർചàµà´šà´¯à´²àµà´²à´¾à´¤àµà´¤à´µ à´’à´¨àµà´¨àµà´‚ à´…à´°àµà´¤àµ; à´¸àµà´¤àµ‹à´¤àµà´°à´®à´¤àµà´°àµ‡ വേണàµà´Ÿà´¤àµ.
Ecclesiastes 5:1
Walk prudently when you go to the house of God; and draw near to hear rather than to give the sacrifice of fools, for they do not know that they do evil.
ദൈവാലയതàµà´¤à´¿à´²àµ‡à´•àµà´•àµ പോകàµà´®àµà´ªàµ‹àµ¾ കാൽ സൂകàµà´·à´¿à´•àµà´•; മൂഢനàµà´®à´¾àµ¼ യാഗം അർപàµà´ªà´¿à´•àµà´•àµà´¨àµà´¨à´¤à´¿à´¨àµ†à´•àµà´•à´¾àµ¾ à´…à´Ÿàµà´¤àµà´¤àµà´šàµ†à´¨àµà´¨àµ കേൾകàµà´•àµà´¨àµà´¨à´¤àµ നലàµà´²à´¤àµ; പരിജàµà´žà´¾à´¨à´®à´¿à´²àµà´²à´¾à´¯àµà´•à´¯à´¾à´²à´²àµà´²àµ‹ അവർ ദോഷം ചെയàµà´¯àµà´¨àµà´¨à´¤àµ.
1 Corinthians 7:21
Were you called while a slave? Do not be concerned about it; but if you can be made free, rather use it.
നീ ദാസനായി വിളികàµà´•à´ªàµà´ªàµ†à´Ÿàµà´Ÿàµà´µàµ‹? à´µàµà´¯à´¸à´¨à´¿à´•àµà´•à´°àµà´¤àµ. à´¸àµà´µà´¤à´¨àµà´¤àµà´°àµ» ആകàµà´µà´¾àµ» à´•à´´à´¿à´¯àµà´®àµ†à´™àµà´•à´¿à´²àµà´‚ അതിൽ തനàµà´¨àµ‡ ഇരàµà´¨àµà´¨àµà´•àµŠàµ¾à´•.
Luke 11:41
But rather give alms of such things as you have; then indeed all things are clean to you.
à´…à´•à´¤àµà´¤àµà´³àµà´³à´¤àµ à´à´¿à´•àµà´·à´¯à´¾à´¯à´¿ കൊടàµà´ªàµà´ªà´¿àµ» ; à´Žà´¨àµà´¨à´¾àµ½ സകലവàµà´‚ നിങàµà´™àµ¾à´•àµà´•àµ à´¶àµà´¦àµà´§à´‚ ആകàµà´‚ à´Žà´¨àµà´¨àµ പറഞàµà´žàµ.
Jeremiah 8:3
Then death shall be chosen rather than life by all the residue of those who remain of this evil family, who remain in all the places where I have driven them," says the LORD of hosts.
à´ˆ à´¦àµà´·àµà´Ÿà´µà´‚ശങàµà´™à´³à´¿àµ½ ശേഷിചàµà´šà´¿à´°à´¿à´•àµà´•àµà´¨àµà´¨ ശേഷിപàµà´ªàµ à´’à´•àµà´•àµ†à´¯àµà´‚, ഞാൻ അവരെ നീകàµà´•à´¿à´•àµà´•à´³à´žàµà´žà´¿à´°à´¿à´•àµà´•àµà´¨àµà´¨ സകലസàµà´¥à´²à´™àµà´™à´³à´¿à´²àµà´‚ ശേഷിചàµà´šà´¿à´°à´¿à´•àµà´•àµà´¨àµà´¨à´µàµ¼ തനàµà´¨àµ‡, ജീവനെയലàµà´² മരണതàµà´¤àµ† തിരഞàµà´žàµ†à´Ÿàµà´•àµà´•àµà´‚ à´Žà´¨àµà´¨àµ സൈനàµà´¯à´™àµà´™à´³àµà´Ÿàµ† യഹോവയàµà´Ÿàµ† à´…à´°àµà´³à´ªàµà´ªà´¾à´Ÿàµ.
Mark 15:11
But the chief priests stirred up the crowd, so that he should rather release Barabbas to them.
à´Žà´¨àµà´¨à´¾àµ½ അവൻ ബറബàµà´¬à´¾à´¸à´¿à´¨àµ† വിടàµà´Ÿàµà´•àµŠà´Ÿàµà´•àµà´•àµ‡à´£àµà´Ÿà´¤à´¿à´¨àµà´¨àµ ചോദിപàµà´ªà´¾àµ» മഹാപàµà´°àµ‹à´¹à´¿à´¤à´¨àµà´®à´¾àµ¼ à´ªàµà´°àµà´·à´¾à´°à´¤àµà´¤àµ† ഉതàµà´¸à´¾à´¹à´¿à´ªàµà´ªà´¿à´šàµà´šàµ കൊണàµà´Ÿà´¿à´°àµà´¨àµà´¨àµ.