English
Etymology
OE. seldan.
Pronunciation
IPA|/'seldəm/
audio|en-us-seldom.ogg|Audio (US)
Adverb
en-adv
- infrequently, rarely.
#: They seldom come here now.
Usage notes
It is grammatically a negative word. It therefore collocates with ever rather than never.
Compare He seldom ever plays tennis. with He almost never plays tennis.
Synonyms
barely
hardly
rarely
scarcely
Translations
trans-top|infrequently, rarely
Arabic: ARchar|نادرا|نادرًا IPAchar|(nádiran)
Chinese: 很少 (hěnshǎo)
Czech: zÅ™Ãdka
Danish: sjælden
Dutch: zelden
Estonian: harva
Faroese: sjáldan
Finnish: harvoin
French: rarement
German: selten
Hungarian: ritkán
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Italian: raramente#Italian|raramente, di rado
Japanese: 稀㫠(ã¾ã‚Œã«, mare ni)
Korean: 좀체로...않게 (jomcheoro ... anke)
Kurdish: KUchar|به‌ده‌گمان
Polish: rzadko
Portuguese: raramente#Portuguese|raramente
Russian: редко (rédko)
Spanish: raramente#Spanish|raramente, rara vez
Swedish: sällan
Vietnamese: Ãt khi
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