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    [Adjective]  | "on*ly" | \ ˈōn-lē \


    1: unquestionably the best : peerless

    2: alone in a class or category : sole

    3: having no brother or sister

    Origin: before 12th century ;

     Middle English, from Old English ānlīc, from ān one ;

    [Adverb]  | "only" 


    1: as a single fact or instance and nothing more or different : merely

    2: solely, exclusively

    3: at the very least

    Origin: 14th century ;

     See: ;

    [Conjunction]  | "only" 


    1: with the restriction that : but

    2: and yet : however

    3: were it not that : except

    Origin: 14th century ;

    [Noun]  | "only child" 


    1: a person who never had a brother or sister

    [Idiom]  | "only fair" 


    1: the right thing

    [Idiom]  | "only have eyes for" 


    1: to feel love only for (someone)

    [Idiom]  | "only natural" 


    1: normal or reasonable

    [Idiom]  | "only right" 


    1: the right thing under the circumstances

    [Idiom]  | "only succeed in" 


    1: to do the opposite of what one is trying to do : to achieve an undesired result

    [Idiom]  | "only too" 


    1: very or completely

    [Adverb]  | "only" 


    1: for nothing other than;


      * e.g., " ... you're doing that only to annoy me "




    2: not long ago;


      * e.g., " ... we won the election only six days ago "



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    3: nothing more than;


      * e.g., " ... I was only fooling when I said I saw a shark in the water "



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    [Adjective]  | "only" 


    1: having no equal or rival for excellence or desirability;


      * e.g., " ... the only way to really appreciate the beauty of the forest is to walk through it "



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    2: being the one or ones of a class with no other members;


      * e.g., " ... that is the only possible right answer "



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    [Conjunction]  | "only" 


    1: if it were not for the fact that;


      * e.g., " ... that's a very nice idea, only it won't help "



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