Rarely | Mean of rarely in English Dictionary

/ˈreɚli/

• not very often
1. She rarely talks about her past.
2. These machines only need to be fixed very rarely. = These machines rarely need to be fixed.
3. The temperature rarely [=seldom] drops below freezing here.
4. Rarely do we see this kind of weather in our area.
5. Only rarely is surgery necessary to treat this condition.