They have barely enough (= no more than what is needed) to pay the rent this month. She was barely (= only just) 15 when she won her first championship. Something barely there is hardly there at all.

Barely is an adverb. It has a totally different meaning from bare. You use barely to say that something is only just true or possible. For example, if you can barely do something, you can only just do it. You use barely to say that something is only just true or only just the case. Anastasia could barely remember the ride to the hospital. It was 90 degrees and the air conditioning barely cooled the room.

You use barely to say that something is only just true or only just the case. Anastasia could barely remember the ride to the hospital. It was 90 degrees and the air conditioning barely cooled the room. The meaning of barely is in a meager manner : How to use barely in a sentence. Wordreference random house unabridged dictionary of american english © 2025 bare•ly (bâr′ lä), adv. No more than; He had barely enough money to pay for the car. No more than; Almost not. See examples of barely used in a sentence. Definition of barely adverb in oxford advanced learner's dictionary.

Wordreference random house unabridged dictionary of american english © 2025 bare•ly (bâr′ lä), adv. No more than; He had barely enough money to pay for the car. No more than; Almost not. See examples of barely used in a sentence. Definition of barely adverb in oxford advanced learner's dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more. Hardly or scarcely used to say that something was almost not possible or almost did not happen; Used to say that someone or something only has a specified small size, age, …

Almost not. See examples of barely used in a sentence. Definition of barely adverb in oxford advanced learner's dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more. Hardly or scarcely used to say that something was almost not possible or almost did not happen; Used to say that someone or something only has a specified small size, age, …

Hardly or scarcely used to say that something was almost not possible or almost did not happen; Used to say that someone or something only has a specified small size, age, …