English

Etymology
OE. seldan.

Pronunciation
IPA|/'seld�m/
audio|en-us-seldom.ogg|Audio (US)

Adverb
en-adv

1. 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|�ادرا|�ادر�ا IPAchar|(nádiran)
Chinese: �� (h�nsh�o)
Czech: z�ídka
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: �� (���, mare ni)
Korean: �체�...�� (jomcheoro ... anke)
Kurdish: KUchar|ب��د��گ�ا�
Polish: rzadko
Portuguese: raramente#Portuguese|raramente
Russian: �едко (rédko)
Spanish: raramente#Spanish|raramente, rara vez
Swedish: sällan
Vietnamese: ít khi
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fa:seldom
fr:seldom
io:seldom
it:seldom
kk:seldom
hu:seldom
ja:seldom
pl:seldom
ru:seldom
simple:seldom
fi:seldom
ta:seldom
te:seldom
vi:seldom

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