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.
Matthew 10:6
But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
യിസàµà´°à´¾à´¯àµ‡àµ½ ഗൃഹതàµà´¤à´¿à´²àµ† കാണാതെ പോയ ആടàµà´•à´³àµà´Ÿàµ† à´…à´Ÿàµà´•àµà´•àµ½ തനàµà´¨àµ‡ ചെലàµà´²àµà´µà´¿àµ» .
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.
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‡.
2 Corinthians 5:8
We are confident, yes, well pleased rather to be absent from the body and to be present with the Lord.
ഇങàµà´™à´¨àµ† à´žà´™àµà´™àµ¾ ധൈർയàµà´¯à´ªàµà´ªàµ†à´Ÿàµà´Ÿàµ ശരീരം വിടàµà´Ÿàµ കർതàµà´¤à´¾à´µà´¿à´¨àµ‹à´Ÿàµà´•àµ‚ടെ വസിപàµà´ªà´¾àµ» അധികം ഇഷàµà´Ÿà´ªàµà´ªàµ†à´Ÿàµà´¨àµà´¨àµ.
Romans 12:19
Beloved, do not avenge yourselves, but rather give place to wrath; for it is written, "Vengeance is Mine, I will repay," says the Lord.
à´ªàµà´°à´¿à´¯à´®àµà´³àµà´³à´µà´°àµ‡, നിങàµà´™àµ¾ തനàµà´¨àµ‡ à´ªàµà´°à´¤à´¿à´•à´¾à´°à´‚ ചെയàµà´¯à´¾à´¤àµ† ദൈവകോപതàµà´¤à´¿à´¨àµà´¨àµ ഇടംകൊടàµà´ªàµà´ªà´¿àµ» ; à´ªàµà´°à´¤à´¿à´•à´¾à´°à´‚ എനികàµà´•àµà´³àµà´³à´¤àµ; ഞാൻ പകരം ചെയàµà´¯àµà´‚ à´Žà´¨àµà´¨àµ കർതàµà´¤à´¾à´µàµ à´…à´°àµà´³à´¿à´šàµà´šàµ†à´¯àµà´¯àµà´¨àµà´¨àµ, à´Žà´¨àµà´¨à´¾à´²àµ
Job 32:2
Then the wrath of Elihu, the son of Barachel the Buzite, of the family of Ram, was aroused against Job; his wrath was aroused because he justified himself rather than God.
à´…à´ªàµà´ªàµ‹àµ¾ രാംവംശതàµà´¤à´¿àµ½ ബൂസàµà´¯à´¨à´¾à´¯ ബറഖേലിനàµà´±àµ† മകൻ എലീഹൂവിനàµà´±àµ† കോപം à´œàµà´µà´²à´¿à´šàµà´šàµ; ദൈവതàµà´¤àµ†à´•àµà´•à´¾àµ¾ തനàµà´¨àµ†à´¤àµà´¤à´¾àµ» നീതീകരിചàµà´šà´¤àµà´•àµŠà´£àµà´Ÿàµ ഇയàµà´¯àµ‹à´¬à´¿à´¨àµà´±àµ† നേരെ അവനàµà´±àµ† കോപം à´œàµà´µà´²à´¿à´šàµà´šàµ.
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.
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.
Romans 1:25
who exchanged the truth of God for the lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen.
ദൈവതàµà´¤à´¿à´¨àµà´±àµ† സതàµà´¯à´‚ അവർ à´µàµà´¯à´¾à´œà´®à´¾à´•àµà´•à´¿ മാറàµà´±à´¿à´•àµà´•à´³à´žàµà´žàµ, സൃഷàµà´Ÿà´¿à´šàµà´šà´µà´¨àµ†à´•àµà´•à´¾àµ¾ സൃഷàµà´Ÿà´¿à´¯àµ† à´à´œà´¿à´šàµà´šàµ ആരാധിചàµà´šàµ; അവൻ à´Žà´¨àµà´¨àµ‡à´•àµà´•àµà´‚ വാഴàµà´¤àµà´¤à´ªàµà´ªàµ†à´Ÿàµà´Ÿà´µàµ» , ആമേൻ .
Mark 9:43
If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter into life maimed, rather than having two hands, to go to hell, into the fire that shall never be quenched--
നിനàµà´±àµ† കൈ നിനകàµà´•àµ ഇടർചàµà´š വരàµà´¤àµà´¤à´¿à´¯à´¾àµ½ അതിനെ വെടàµà´Ÿà´¿à´•àµà´•à´³à´•:
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´‚!
Acts 5:29
But Peter and the other apostles answered and said: "We ought to obey God rather than men.
അതിനàµà´¨àµ പതàµà´°àµŠà´¸àµà´‚ ശേഷം à´…à´ªàµà´ªàµŠà´¸àµà´¤à´²à´¨àµà´®à´¾à´°àµà´‚: മനàµà´·àµà´¯à´°àµ†à´•àµà´•à´¾àµ¾ ദൈവതàµà´¤àµ† à´…à´¨àµà´¸à´°à´¿à´•àµà´•àµ‡à´£àµà´Ÿà´¤à´¾à´•àµà´¨àµà´¨àµ.
2 Corinthians 2:7
so that, on the contrary, you ought rather to forgive and comfort him, lest perhaps such a one be swallowed up with too much sorrow.
അവൻ അതിദàµà´ƒà´–à´¤àµà´¤à´¿àµ½ à´®àµà´™àµà´™à´¿à´ªàµà´ªàµ‹à´•à´¾à´¤à´¿à´°à´¿à´•àµà´•àµ‡à´£àµà´Ÿà´¤à´¿à´¨àµà´¨àµ നിങàµà´™àµ¾ അവനോടൠകàµà´·à´®à´¿à´•àµà´•à´¯àµà´‚ അവനെ ആശàµà´µà´¸à´¿à´ªàµà´ªà´¿à´•àµà´•à´¯àµà´‚ തനàµà´¨àµ‡ വേണàµà´Ÿà´¤àµ.
1 Corinthians 6:7
Now therefore, it is already an utter failure for you that you go to law against one another. Why do you not rather accept wrong? Why do you not rather let yourselves be cheated?
നിങàµà´™àµ¾à´•àµà´•àµ തമàµà´®à´¿àµ½ à´µàµà´¯à´µà´¹à´¾à´°à´‚ ഉണàµà´Ÿà´¾à´•àµà´¨àµà´¨à´¤àµ തനàµà´¨àµ‡ കേവലം പോരായàµà´®à´¯à´¾à´•àµà´¨àµà´¨àµ; അതിനàµà´¨àµ പകരം നിങàµà´™àµ¾ à´…à´¨àµà´¯à´¾à´¯à´‚ സഹിചàµà´šàµà´•àµŠà´³àµà´³à´¾à´¤àµà´¤à´¤àµ à´Žà´¨àµà´¤àµ? നഷàµà´Ÿà´‚ à´à´±àµà´±àµà´•àµŠà´³àµà´³à´¾à´¤àµà´¤à´¤àµ à´Žà´¨àµà´¤àµ?
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.
Ephesians 5:11
And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather expose them.
ഇരàµà´Ÿàµà´Ÿà´¿à´¨àµà´±àµ† നിഷàµà´«à´²à´ªàµà´°à´µàµƒà´¤àµà´¤à´¿à´•à´³à´¿àµ½ കൂടàµà´Ÿà´¾à´³à´¿à´•àµ¾ ആകരàµà´¤àµ; അവയെ ശാസികàµà´• à´…à´¤àµà´°àµ‡ വേണàµà´Ÿà´¤àµ.
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´‚.
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´•.
Jeremiah 31:13
"Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, And the young men and the old, together; For I will turn their mourning to joy, Will comfort them, And make them rejoice rather than sorrow.
à´…à´¨àµà´¨àµ à´•à´¨àµà´¯à´•à´¯àµà´‚ യൌവനകàµà´•à´¾à´°àµà´‚ വൃദàµà´§à´¨àµà´®à´¾à´°àµà´‚ à´’à´°àµà´ªàµ‹à´²àµ† നൃതàµà´¤à´‚ചെയàµà´¤àµ സനàµà´¤àµ‹à´·à´¿à´•àµà´•àµà´‚; ഞാൻ അവരàµà´Ÿàµ† à´¦àµà´ƒà´–à´‚ മാറàµà´±à´¿ സനàµà´¤àµ‹à´·à´®à´¾à´•àµà´•àµà´‚; ഞാൻ അവരെ ആശàµà´µà´¸à´¿à´ªàµà´ªà´¿à´šàµà´šàµ സങàµà´•à´Ÿà´‚പോകàµà´•à´¿ സനàµà´¤àµ‹à´·à´¿à´ªàµà´ªà´¿à´•àµà´•àµà´‚.
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.
Hebrews 11:25
choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God than to enjoy the passing pleasures of sin,
à´ªàµà´°à´¤à´¿à´«à´²à´‚ നോകàµà´•à´¿à´¯à´¤àµà´•àµŠà´£àµà´Ÿàµ ഫറവോനàµà´±àµ† à´ªàµà´¤àµà´°à´¿à´¯àµà´Ÿàµ† മകൻ à´Žà´¨àµà´¨àµ വിളികàµà´•à´ªàµà´ªàµ†à´Ÿàµà´¨àµà´¨à´¤àµ നിരസികàµà´•à´¯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.
Job 7:15
So that my soul chooses strangling And death rather than my body.
ആകയാൽ ഞാൻ ഞെകàµà´•à´¿à´•àµà´•àµà´²à´¯àµà´‚ à´ˆ à´…à´¸àµà´¥à´¿à´•àµà´•àµ‚à´Ÿà´¤àµà´¤àµ†à´•àµà´•à´¾àµ¾ മരണവàµà´‚ തിരഞàµà´žàµ†à´Ÿàµà´•àµà´•àµà´¨àµà´¨àµ.
Proverbs 8:10
Receive my instruction, and not silver, And knowledge rather than choice gold;
വെളàµà´³à´¿à´¯àµ†à´•àµà´•à´¾àµ¾ à´Žà´¨àµà´±àµ† à´ªàµà´°à´¬àµ‹à´§à´¨à´µàµà´‚ മേതàµà´¤à´°à´®à´¾à´¯ പൊനàµà´¨à´¿à´¨àµ†à´•àµà´•à´¾àµ¾ പരിജàµà´žà´¾à´¨à´µàµà´‚ കൈകàµà´•àµŠàµ¾à´µà´¿àµ» .
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´•.