eher
B1rather, sooner
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- rather, sooner
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eher in a sentence
Ich stehe meist eher auf als mein Mann.
I usually get up earlier than my husband.
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Where eher comes from
gemeingermanisches Adverb, althochdeutsch „ēr“ (Komparativ zu einem im Deutschen nicht mehr vorhandenen Wort mit der Bedeutung „früh“)
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What does eher mean in English?
eher means "rather, sooner". For example: "Ich stehe meist eher auf als mein Mann." — "I usually get up earlier than my husband."
What level is eher in German?
eher is a B1 word — b1 — intermediate. It belongs to the parts of the day vocabulary.
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