ONLY

ON ·LY 2 syllables

A1 · Beginner 📏 4 letters 🎲 Scrabble 7 ✅ valid word

Everyday English. Most learners know this.

adjective
  1. being the only one
  2. exclusive of anyone or anything else

💬 Examples

  • "single and isolated from others"
  • "the lone doctor in the entire county"
  • "she alone believed him"
  • "cannot live by bread alone"

🔗 Similar words

lone(a)lonesome(a)only(a)sole(a)solitary(a)alone(p)
adverb
  1. and nothing more
  2. without any others being included or involved
  3. with nevertheless the final result
  4. in the final outcome

💬 Examples

  • "I was merely asking"
  • "it is simply a matter of time"
  • "was entirely to blame"
  • "a school devoted entirely to the needs of problem children"

🔗 Similar words

merelysimplyjustbutentirelyexclusively
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