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Meaning only meaning

What does only mean?
Definitions in simple English

only

no more than; no other than; just There are only three schools in this town. You can get this only in Canada. I'm only able to go on Monday. He comes only once a year. She only eats vegetables. This is only what we got. He's not only nice, but also good looking. We will stop only to rest. Things will only get worse. Only call me if you have to.

only

Just one or just a few; this and no other; no more than this. She is the only woman doctor in this city. These are the only coins I have. An only child, son, girl, etc. has no brothers or sisters.

only

but; except that They probably could do it, only you never let them try.

only

(= merely, simply, just, but) and nothing more I was merely asking it is simply a matter of time just a scratch he was only a child hopes that last but a moment (= entirely, exclusively, solely, alone) without any others being included or involved was entirely to blame a school devoted entirely to the needs of problem children he works for Mr. Smith exclusively did it solely for money the burden of proof rests on the prosecution alone a privilege granted only to him with nevertheless the final result He arrived only to find his wife dead We won only to lose again in the next round in the final outcome These news will only make you more upset except that It was the same story; only this time she came out better (= only if) never except when call me only if your cold gets worse as recently as I spoke to him only an hour ago (= alone) exclusive of anyone or anything else she alone believed him cannot live by bread alone I'll have this car and this car only (= lone, lonesome, sole, solitary) being the only one; single and isolated from others the lone doctor in the entire county a lonesome pine an only child the sole heir the sole example a solitary instance of cowardice a solitary speck in the sky

Synonyms only synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as only?

Topics only topics

What do people use only to talk about?
  • What words indicate that although one person or thing is similar to another, there is a difference between them?
  • What words indicate that something could happen, but something else prevented it from happening?
  • What words refer to the only child of its parents?
  • What words describe something that has the name of something but not its qualities?

Examples only examples

How do I use only in a sentence?

Simple sentences

Round trip? Only one-way.
Most people only want to hear their own truth.
The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.
You have only to read a few pages of this book.
I can only say that I agree with you.
You are the only one.
I only have toast and coffee in the morning.
Giant pandas live only in China.
He was the only boy who solved the problem.
If your friend reminds you kindly of your faults, take what he says not only pleasantly, but thankfully.
I slept only two hours. No wonder I'm sleepy.
There is only one truth!
We only have simple wants.
I can only wonder if this is the same for everyone else.
It only shows you're not a robot.
The only useful answers are those that raise new questions.
The past can only be known, not changed. The future can only be changed, not known.
Doing math is the only socially acceptable way to masturbate in public.
I accept, but only under one condition.
Agreed, but only on one condition.
An opinion is shocking only if it is a conviction.
It's presumptuous for humans to assume that our task is to do what only God can do.
Denying she was an anarchist, Katja maintained she wished only to make changes in our government, not to destroy it.
His essay gave only a superficial analysis of the problem, so it was a real surprise to him when he got the highest grade in the class.
I can only wait.
Death is only a horizon, and a horizon is nothing save the limit of our sight.
Only those who risk going too far will know how far one can go.

Movie subtitles

Am I the only one to be pick on? Am I some kind of passing dog?
You can only receive not send.
Don't tell me, with only one machine.
Your friend is quite interesting, having only initials for a name.
Even if you say the military, it's only a small portion of it.
The viceroy wasn't the only one asking what was going on.
There can be only one messiah.
There's only so much we can do here in Area 11.
You're. You're our only. hope.
And what's the point if we're the only ones left?!
You only have your family's name backing you!
The only way to answer that question is to understand how the West came to be so powerful in the first place.
It was surpassed as the world's largest encyclopaedia only in 2007, after a reign of 600 years. by Wikipedia.
And then, in 1 424, came news that would fundamentally change not only the history of China, but the history of the world itself.
But back then there was only a small number of participants, because students could not attend and also because travel was difficult during the war.
Yet, industry and technique were only slowly building again.
In this survey we not only observed along the Milky Way equator, but also 10 degrees above and 10 degrees below. We observed several hundreds of positions.
We measured the radio emission as a function of velocity and determined from those the positions of hydrogen clouds in the Galaxy. Not only in the equatorial plane, but also above and below.
It's about Arabs, fanatical Muslim warriors who only love horses and arms.
The only thing Arabs respect is strength.
My only son with Arabs!
Our only intention, at first, was to occupy the coastline, like the Turks.
I'm only giving the kids what they want.
What makes you say that? Because I betrayed Nick, and he's the only guy who can stand up to freakin' Frankie.
Come on! I only eat bugs when I'm really hungry, like when my mom sleeps in and forgets to pack my lunch.
The only reason I told Nick about Johnny.
The only way to end the cycle is to change the way the whole system works. What are you saying?
The only reason I did it is 'cause I was set up.
But that was only to get Frankie's trust when he came back.
They let other girls play there, but only if they like them. They won't let boys play there, 'cause they think boys are smelly.
Except, they let Danny Steele play there, but that's only because he smells like one of those scented candles.
It's like they think they own the soccer pitch, but only God owns the soccer pitch.
The sad part is, they're only hurting themselves.
The only question is when.
There's only a few of them.
They'll only do it if they think it'll impress the girls.

News and current affairs

For a short while, many prominent people - Albert Einstein, for one - believed that only a world government would be able to ensure global peace.
Communism, still wrapped in the laurel leaf of anti-fascism, had a wide intellectual and emotional appeal, not only in the so-called Third World, but also in Western Europe.
All forms of leftist ideology - indeed, everything that smacked of collective idealism - came to be viewed as misguided utopianism that could lead only to the Gulag.
In other words, liberty is not the right of individuals to define their own lives, but the right of the state to restrict individual freedom in the name of a security that only the state can define.
Only when more parents, teachers, and community leaders behave likewise will recruitment of terrorists dry up and law-enforcement authorities receive full cooperation from the populations they police.
Only then will America improve its competitiveness enough to allow the government to reduce both private and public debt to sustainable levels while maintaining a respectable growth rate.
Rarely has a small country been represented by a statesman of such world stature: only Thomas Masaryk and Jan Smuts come to mind to compare with him.
Eban's silence in the last years was not only a product of his disenchantment with Israeli politics or his failing health.
How it is received may not only determine the state of Israel-Palestine negotiations for a considerable time to come, but Saudi Arabia's domestic peace as well.
Abductive inference is pragmatic, looking only at outcomes, guessing at the rule, and identifying the cause.
Sustainability can be achieved only when the haves become willing to sacrifice for the have-nots.
Indeed, enlargement of NATO comes only a few days after a deal was struck between Russia and the EU on the tricky question of access to the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad.
For the really hard work is only now beginning: dealing with all the internal practical and political problems that these enlargements will bring, as well as reckoning with countries in the membership waiting rooms, in particular Russia.
Only a few years ago EU and NATO enlargement were regarded as wild dreams.
We can only hope that, in the end, the consequences of 2009 similarly prove to be far less dramatic than we now - intuitively and in our historical reflexes - feel them to be.
That leaves only about one-third of total federal spending from which to cut, and much of that goes to the defense budget, which Republicans will attempt to protect in the future.
The recently created European Banking Authority has only limited powers over national supervisors, whose daily work is guided mainly by national considerations.
If Iran did this, it would not only add to the dangers in an unstable region, but would likely begin a process of unravelling the non-proliferation regime worldwide.
Most French people could only dream of an exotic wedding in India.

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