Akademik

1. ( сравнит. ст. прил. скорый и нареч. скоро) more quickly;
quicker;
~! hurry up!, be quick!;
как можно ~ as quickly as possible, as fast as you can;

2. (вернее, точнее) rather;

3. (охотнее) would rather;
~ умрём, чем сдадимся we would rather/sooner die than surrender;

4. (больше) (in fact,) rather;
он ~ высокого роста he is, in fact, rather tall;
он ~ похож на отца he is more like his father;
~ всего most likely.