よほど – Vocabulary details

よほど

Meanings

Adverb

Adjective (な)

Adjective (の)

Usually written in kana

1. very; greatly; much; to a large extent; quite

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よほど楽たのしかったみたいだな。It seems like it was quite fun.

Adverb

Usually written in kana

2. just about to; almost; very nearly

Alt. forms

Pitch accent

よ

ほど

Used in: 3655

Composed of

ほど

extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of

Examples (11 in total)

よほど楽たのしかったみたいだな。

It seems like it was quite fun.

よほど自じ信しんがあるのだな。

You must be quite confident.

何なにか、よほどの事じ情じょうがあるのかな。

I wonder if there is some very serious reason.

使し用ようはよほどの時ときに限かぎりましょう。

Let's limit its use to real emergencies.

僕ぼくの提てい案あんがよほど予よ想そう外がいだったのだろう。

My proposal must have been quite unexpected.

このシリーズがよほど欲ほしいんだな。

You must really want this series.

よほどの金かね持もちなのだろうと簡かん単たんに想そう像ぞうできる。

One can easily imagine that they must be extremely wealthy.

犯はん行こうには、よほど強きょう力りょくな動どう機きが必ひつ要ようなはずである。

A crime like this must require a very strong motive.

今いままでのあれこれで、よほど気き持もちが弱よわっていたせいだろうか。

Was it because everything that had happened had left me so dispirited?

この世せ界かいの人ひとたちはよほどのことがない限かぎり休やすまない。

People in this world do not rest unless something extraordinary happens.

父ちちは今こ年とし喜き寿じゅを迎むかえたが、わたしなんかよりよほどエネルギッシュだ。

My father celebrated his seventieth birthday this year, but he's more energetic than I am.

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Examples (11 in total)