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(adverb) with nevertheless the final result; "He arrived only to find his wife dead"; "We won only to lose again in the next round" |
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(adverb) in the final outcome; "These news will only make you more upset" |
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(adverb) as recently as; "I spoke to him only an hour ago" |
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(adverb) except that; "It was the same story; only this time she came out better" |
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(adverb) never except when; "call me only if your cold gets worse" |
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Synonyms: only if, only when |
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(satellite adjective) exclusive of anyone or anything else; "she alone believed him"; "cannot live by bread alone"; "I'll have this car and this car only" |
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Synonyms: alone |
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(satellite adjective) 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" |
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Synonyms: lone, lonesome, sole, solitary |
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(adverb) 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" |
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Synonyms: but, just, merely, simply |
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(adverb) 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" |
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Synonyms: alone, entirely, exclusively, solely |
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