almost never : almost never : very seldom. we hardly ever see them anymore.
Це hardly ever went on holiday. Hardly ever did she go on holiday. I had seldom seen so many people out on the streets. Seldom had I seen so many people out on the streets.
Hardly is an adverb meaning “цілком немає”:I hardly ever go to concerts. I can hardly wait for my birthday.It cannot be used instead of hard:I've been working hardly today. Він має на увазі дуже стрімко про свої майбутні плани. It was raining hardly outside.