barely adv

1 by a small margin; "they could barely hear the speaker"; "we hardly knew them"; "just missed being hit"; "had scarcely rung the bell when the door flew open"; "would have scarce arrived before she would have found some excuse to leave"- W.B.Yeats [syn: hardly, just, scarcely, scarce]

2 in a sparse or scanty way; "a barely furnished room" [syn: scantily]

English

Adverb

1. By a small margin.
   • 1748. David Hume. Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral. London: Oxford University Press, 1973. § 8.

     It becomes, therefore, no inconsiderable part of science barely to know the different operations of mind,

2. Almost not at all.

   The plane is so far away now I can barely see it.

3. merely.
   • 1661, Robert Boyle, The Sceptical Chymist, page 29,

     Now that fire do's not alwayes barely separate the Elementary parts, but sometimes at least alter also the Ingredients of Bodies

Usage notes

It is grammatically a negative word. It therefore collocates with ever rather than never.

• Compare You can find barely ever used items on eBay. with You can almost never find used items on eBay.

Synonyms

• hardly
• rarely
• scarcely
• seldom
• little

Translations

Quotations

• 1925: Walter Anthony and Tom Reed (titles), Rupert Julian (director), The Phantom of the Opera, silent movie

  ‘It is barely possible you may hear of a ghost, a Phantom of the Opera!’

Anagrams

• barley

''This article is about Bareilly a prominent city of Uttar Pradesh. For information about Raebareli city, see Raebareli. For others, see Bareilly (disambiguation).

Bareilly (Hindi: बरेली, Urdu: بریلی) is a metro city in Bareilly district in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Standing on the Ramganga river, it is the capital of Rohilkhand Division and is a center for the manufacture of furniture and for trade in cotton, grain, and sugar. The city's population in 2001. It has an average elevation of 166 metres (544 feet). hjhihh

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Bareilly had a population of 699.839. Bareilly has regional Headquarters of ITBP and BSF.

Religious Places in Bareilly

right|thumb|right|375px|[[Dargah of Ala'Hazrat Imam Ahmed Reza Khan in Bareilly, India ]]. Bareilly is World Famous for the Dargah of Ahle Sunnat Scholar Imam Ahmed Reza Khan (1856-1921 A.D.). His sisila is Known as Razwi Silsila of Sufism. Bareilly is also home to a number of famous hindu temples. It has four Nath (Shiva) temples at its four corners, Alakhnath, Tiberinath, Madhinath, and Dhopeshwarnath. One of the well known temples is the Chunne Miyan's Lakshmi Narayan Mandir (located in Katra Manrya street near Bara Bazar), Chunne Miyan's Lakshmi Narayan Mandir Its origin goes back to the time when the Hindus Migrating from Pakistan to India at the time of partition in 1947, came to Bareilly. These migrants built a small place of worship amongst some existing ruins but later discovered that the place belonged to Fazal-Ul-Rahaman, Who was known as 'Chunne Miyan'(Muslim). He filed a claim against the illegal occupation of the land. Meanwhile, the proceedings of the temple continued. Once, HarMilapi ji Maharaj came from Haridwar to deliver a holy Sermon . Chunne Miyan was so impressed by his sermon that he decided not only to withdraw the case but also gave financial aid for the construction of the temple . Since then the temple is popularly known as chunne miyan's mandir' and is situated in the Katra maanrai region of Koharapeer. There is also another reputed temple of lord DoopeshwarNath which is assumed to be the place where Draupadi and Drishtadyumn was born by a grace of lord shiva in Mahabharata era.

Famous Products

• Bareilly is renowned for Kites and Manjha (kite string laced with glass).
• Bareilly is famous for Surma (eye liner).
• The Zari-Zardozi handicraft work is also notable.
• Bareilly is also known for Cane & Bamboo Furniture.

Political Stalwarts

Bareilly is considered to be a stronghold of BJP.

• MLA - Mr. Virendra Singh (BSP)-Bareilly Cantt
• MLA - Mr. Rajesh Agarwal (BJP)-Bareilly City
• MP - Mr. Santosh Gangwar (BJP)

Shopping Malls

Vishal Mega Mart is rocking Bareilly. It is located on the Ayub Khan Chauraha Choupla road. The building is almost constructed and soon there is going to be a PVR there. Other shops are also planning to shift right next to the building. Civil Lines is the most famous place of Bareilly for shopping purposes. Butler Plaza is the second place considered to be a shoppers' paradise. Due to lack of parking in the market the people are moving there shopping habits towards main Civil Lines or Deen Dayal Puram. Soon there will be a second shopping mall in Bareilly. The owner of the mall Mr. Jayant Juneja has not not uncovered the name of his second mall. He says that he will reveal the name of the second mall before a month of its opening. Agarwal Associates Group, a Delhi based leading real estate developer is soon launching a world class commercial centre with integrated shopping and commercial facilities. It will certainly change the way people shop and find entertainment in this area.

Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bareilly"

External links

• IVRI
• Official site of Bareilly
• Bareilly College Bio-Technology Department
• IFFCO
• Computer Science department, MJP Rohilkhand University,Bareilly
• http://aiims-usa.com/executivecommittee.html

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