LEARNit Dictionary
barely
adverb
/ˈbeəli/
UK
/ˈberli/
US
B2+
1
B2+
in a way that is just possible but only with difficulty
به سختی, به زور, با زحمت
2
C1+
in a way that almost does not happen or exist
به سختی, کم, تقریباً نه, بزور, خیلی کم
She barely acknowledged his presence.
There was barely any smell.
3
C1+
just; certainly not more than (a particular amount, age, time, etc.)
به سختی, به زحمت, به زور
Barely 50% of the population voted.
He was barely 20 years old and already running his own company.
They arrived barely a minute later.
4
only a very short time before
تنها کمی قبل, فقط اندکی قبل, فقط به تازگی
I had barely started speaking when he interrupted me.