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Only

ˈəʊnli

Only definitions
adverb
only
  1. and no one or nothing more besides; solely

    "there are only a limited number of tickets available"

    at most at best (only) just no/not more than as little as exclusively solely entirely uniquely wholly to the exclusion of everything else
    • no more than (implying that more was expected); merely

      "deaths from heart disease have only declined by 10 per cent"

  2. no longer ago than

    "genes that were discovered only last year"

    at most at best (only) just no/not more than as little as
    • not until

      "a final report reached him only on January 15"

  3. with the negative or unfortunate result that

    "she turned into the car park, only to find her way blocked"

    • in an inevitable but undesirable way

      "rebellion will only bring more unhappiness"

adjective
only
  1. alone of its or their kind; single or solitary

    "the only medal we had ever won"

    • alone deserving consideration

      "it's simply the only place to be seen these days"

conjunction
only
  1. except that; but

    "he is still a young man, only he seems older because of his careworn expression"