guère

Etymology

From Old French gaire, from Frankish *waigaro (“a lot”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡɛʁ/

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• Homophones: guerre, guerres
• Hyphenation: guère

Adverb

guère

1. (chiefly with "ne") hardly, barely

   Pour me réchauffer, il n'y a guère qu’un pot de thé

   To warm myself up, the only thing is a pot of tea

   Je ne vais guère mieux.

   I’m not much better.

Further reading

• “guère” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).