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Definitions for merely
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Princeton's WordNet
merely, simply, just, only, butadverb
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"
Wiktionary
merelyadverb
Wholly, entirely.
merelyadverb
Without any other reason etc.; only, just, and nothing more.
Webster Dictionary
Merelyadverb
purely; unmixedly; absolutely
Merelyadverb
not otherwise than; simply; barely; only
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'merely' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1332
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'merely' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3103
Adverbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'merely' in Adverbs Frequency: #125
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of merely in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of merely in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of merely in a Sentence
Logic merely enables one to be wrong with authority.
Roadblocks sometimes merely indicate that you should come back later.
At this stage ... it is still unclear if the current up-move has run its course or if this is merely a 'normal' and much-needed consolidation before the next leg higher.
It is far better to be silent than merely to increase the quantity of bad books.
Each of these actions threatens the rules-based order that maintains global stability, that’s why they’re not merely internal mattersand why we feel an obligation to raise these issues here today.
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- بالكادArabic
- про́ста, то́лькіBelarusian
- merament, simplementCatalan, Valencian
- pouzeCzech
- lediglich, bloß, nur, schierGerman
- απλώςGreek
- تنهاPersian
- ainoastaan, vain, pelkästäänFinnish
- uniquement, simplement, seulementFrench
- csak, csupánHungarian
- soltanto, solamente, semplicemente, meramenteItalian
- 単に, ただ, ばかりJapanese
- គ្រាន់តែKhmer
- sōlum, tantumLatin
- alleen, louterDutch
- tʼóóNavajo, Navaho
- tylkoPolish
- somente, meramentePortuguese
- abia, doarRomanian
- лишь, про́сто, то́лько, всего́-на́всегоRussian
- prosto, jedinoSerbo-Croatian
- sadece, yalnızcaTurkish
- про́сто, ті́льки, лише́Ukrainian
- 僅僅Chinese
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