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English

{{rank|about|its|time|74|only|like|little|now}}

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ˈəʊn.li/,
  • IPA: /ˈoʊn.li/,
  • An audio transcript can be found at en-us-only.ogg
  • Hyphenation: on·ly


Etymology

Old English ænlic|ǣnlīċ, from Germanic (corresponding to one + -ly) . Cognate with Swedish enlig ‘unified’, obsolete Dutch eenlijk.

Adjective

  1. singular; part of a relatively small number
  2. : he is the only doctor for miles
  3. without sibling; without a sibling of the same gender
  4. : he is their only son, infact, an only child
  5. singularly superior; the best


Derived terms


Usage notes

Translations

  • Polish: ,

Adverb

only

  1. without others or anything further; exclusively
  2. : my heart is hers, and hers only
  3. no more than; just
  4. : if there were only one more ticket!
  5. as recently as
  6. : he left only moments ago


Derived terms


Translations

  • Japanese: ただひとつ (tada hitotsu), 唯一の (ゆいいつの, yuiitsu no), ...だけ (...dake)
  • Korean: 유일한 (yuilhan)
  • Kurdish:
  • : Sorani: {{t|ku|هه‌ر|tr=har|sc=KUchar}}
  • Lithuanian: {{t-|lt|tik|xs=Lithuanian}}
  • Polish:
  • Portuguese: somente, apenas
  • Romanian:
  • Russian: {{t+|ru|только|tr=tól’ko|sc=Cyrl}}
  • Slovene:
  • Spanish: , ,
  • Swedish: ,
  • Thai: (eng), (kâe née)
  • Turkish: ,
  • Ukrainian: тільки (til’ky)
  • Vietnamese: {{t+|vi|chỉ|xs=Vietnamese}}, {{t-|vi|chỉ thôi|xs=Vietnamese}}

Conjunction

only

  1. but; except
  2. : I would enjoy running only I have this broken leg


Translations

  • Greek: μόνο (móno)
  • Hungarian:
  • Italian:
  • Portuguese:
  • Russian: но (no)
  • Spanish: ,

Related terms


Category:100 English basic words

ar:only zh-min-nan:only et:only fr:only ko:only io:only it:only kk:only ku:only lo:only la:only lt:only li:only hu:only nl:only ja:only no:only pl:only pt:only simple:only fi:only sv:only ta:only te:only vi:only tr:only uk:only zh:only

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Only \On"ly\, conj.
Save or except (that); -- an adversative used elliptically
with or without that, and properly introducing a single fact
or consideration.
[1913 Webster]

He might have seemed some secretary or clerk . . . only
that his low, flat, unadorned cap . . . indicated that
he belonged to the city. --Sir W.
Scott.
[1913 Webster]
GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Only \On"ly\, a. [OE. only, anly, onlich, AS. [=a]nlic, i.e.,
onelike. See One, and Like, a.]
1. One alone; single; as, the only man present; his only
occupation.
[1913 Webster]

2. Alone in its class; by itself; not associated with others
of the same class or kind; as, an only child.
[1913 Webster]

3. Hence, (figuratively): Alone, by reason of superiority;
preeminent; chief. "Motley's the only wear." --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Only \On"ly\, adv. [See Only, a.]
1. In one manner or degree; for one purpose alone; simply;
merely; barely.
[1913 Webster]

And to be loved himself, needs only to be known.
--Dryden.
[1913 Webster]

2. So and no otherwise; no other than; exclusively; solely;
wholly. "She being only wicked." --Beau. & Fl.
[1913 Webster]

Every imagination . . . of his heart was only evil.
--Gen. vi. 5.
[1913 Webster]

3. Singly; without more; as, only-begotten.
[1913 Webster]

4. Above all others; particularly. [Obs.]
[1913 Webster]

His most only elected mistress. --Marston.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet only
adj 1: 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" [syn: lone(a), lonesome(a), only(a),
sole(a), solitary(a)]
2: exclusive of anyone or anything else; "she alone believed
him"; "cannot live by bread alone"; "I'll have this car
and this car only" [syn: alone(p)]
adv 1: 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" [syn: merely,
simply, just, but]
2: 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"
[syn: entirely, exclusively, solely, alone]
3: with nevertheless the final result; "He arrived only to find
his wife dead"; "We won only to lose again in the next
round"
4: in the final outcome; "These news will only make you more
upset"
5: except that; "It was the same story; only this time she came
out better"
6: never except when; "call me only if your cold gets worse"
[syn: only if, only when]
7: as recently as; "I spoke to him only an hour ago"
Moby Dictionary
absolute , after a fashion , alone , appreciably , at any rate ,
at best , at least , at most , at the least , at the most ,
at the outside , at worst , azygous , barely , but , celibate ,
companionless , comparatively , contrariwise , detectably , entirely ,
exclusive , exclusively , fairly , first and last , however , impair ,
in a manner , in a way , in part , in some measure , incomparable ,
incompletely , inimitable , integrally , irreducibly , just , leastwise ,
lone , matchless , merely , mildly , moderately , modestly ,
not comprehensively , not exhaustively , odd , on the contrary , one ,
one and only , only-begotten , part , partially , particular , partly ,
peerless , plainly , pro tanto , purely , relatively , separate , simply ,
simply and solely , single , singly , singular , so far , sole , solely ,
solitary , solo , somewhat , thus far , to a degree , to some degree ,
tolerably , totally , transcendent , unaccompanied , unanalyzably ,
unattended , undividedly , unequaled , unexampled , unique , unmatched ,
unpaired , unparagoned , unparalleled , unrepeatable , unrepeated ,
unrivaled , visibly , wholly , yet


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