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only

[ ohn-lee ]

adverb

  1. without others or anything further; alone; solely; exclusively:

    This information is for your eyes only.

  2. no more than; merely; just: I cook only on weekends, never on weekdays.

    If it were only true!

    I cook only on weekends, never on weekdays.

  3. as recently as:

    I read that article only yesterday.

  4. in the final outcome or decision:

    You will only regret your harsh words to me.

adjective

  1. being the single one or the relatively few of the kind:

    This is the only pencil I can find.

    Synonyms: ,

    Antonyms: ,

  2. having no sibling or no sibling of the same gender: He was their only son, but they had three daughters

    Although I had lots of cousins, I was an only child.

    He was their only son, but they had three daughters

  3. single in superiority or distinction; unique; the best:

    the one and only Muhammad Ali.

    Synonyms: ,

conjunction

  1. but (introducing a single restriction, restraining circumstance, or the like):

    I would have gone, only you objected.

  2. Older Use. except; but:

    Only for him you would not be here.

only

/ 藞蓹蕣苍濒瑟 /

adjective

  1. the only
    being single or very few in number

    the only men left in town were too old to bear arms

  2. (of a child) having no siblings
  3. unique by virtue of being superior to anything else; peerless
  4. one and only
    1. adjective incomparable; unique
    2. as noun the object of all one's love

      you are my one and only

鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adverb

  1. without anyone or anything else being included; alone

    only a genius can do that

    you have one choice only

  2. merely or just

    it's only Henry

  3. no more or no greater than

    we met only an hour ago

  4. (intensifier)

    she was only marvellous

    it was only dreadful

  5. used in conditional clauses introduced by if to emphasize the impossibility of the condition ever being fulfilled

    if I had only known, this would never have happened

  6. not earlier than; not鈥ntil

    I only found out yesterday

  7. if only
    an expression used to introduce a wish, esp one felt to be unrealizable
  8. only if
    never鈥xcept when
  9. only too
    1. (intensifier)

      he was only too pleased to help

    2. most regrettably (esp in the phrase only too true )
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

sentence connector

  1. but; however: used to introduce an exception or condition

    play outside: only don't go into the street

鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Usage Note

The placement of only as a modifier is more a matter of style and clarity than of grammatical rule. In a sentence like The doctor examined the children, varying the placement of only results in quite different meanings: The doctor only examined the children means that the doctor did nothing else. And The doctor examined only the children means that no one else was examined. Especially in formal writing, the placement of only immediately before what it modifies is often observed: She sold the stock only because she needed the money. However, there has long been a tendency in all varieties of speech and writing to place only before the verb ( She only sold the stock because she needed the money ), and such placement is rarely confusing.
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Usage

In informal English, only is often used as a sentence connector: I would have phoned you, only I didn't know your number. This use should be avoided in formal writing: I would have phoned you if I'd known your number. In formal speech and writing, only is placed directly before the word or words that it modifies: she could interview only three applicants in the morning. In all but the most formal contexts, however, it is generally regarded as acceptable to put only before the verb: she could only interview three applicants in the morning. Care must be taken not to create ambiguity, esp in written English, in which intonation will not, as it does in speech, help to show to which item in the sentence only applies. A sentence such as she only drinks tea in the afternoon is capable of two interpretations and is therefore better rephrased either as she drinks only tea in the afternoon (i.e. no other drink) or she drinks tea only in the afternoon (i.e. at no other time)
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of only1

First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English 腻苍lich, 牵nlich; one, -ly
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of only1

Old English 腻苍濒墨肠, from 腻苍 one + -濒墨肠 -ly 虏
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Idioms and Phrases

Idioms
  1. only too,
    1. as a matter of fact; extremely:

      I am only too glad to go.

    2. unfortunately; very:

      It is only too likely to happen.

More idioms and phrases containing only

  • beauty is only skin deep
  • have an eye (eyes only) for
  • if only
  • in name only
  • not the only fish in the sea
  • one and only
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Example Sentences

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A basketball program can flip from perennial losers to winners more easily than football because it can take only a few standout players to change fortunes.

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I could never even imagine the life of a celebrity . . . not only speaking events, but there鈥檚 so much.

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Today, he enjoys Republican control of both the House of Representatives and the Senate, as well as something Nixon could have only dreamed of: the unconditional support of Fox News, the most-watched TV news outlet.

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Richard Burrows is being sentenced for 97 child sex abuse charges - after he fled to Thailand and changed his identity, before returning to the UK in 2024 only after running out of money.

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The court will only hear from 10 out of the 12 people who were arrested in 2017, as one died last month, and another, aged 81, will be excused as he has advanced dementia.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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