only, adv.
freq. cnt. 509
freq. cnt. 509
and nothing more
<adv.all> freq. cnt.: 541 freq. cnt.: 258 freq. cnt.: 162 freq. cnt.: 73 freq. cnt.: 46 freq. cnt.: 2
but just merely only simply
sample sentences
"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"
lexical pointers
derived from/pertains to
lexical pointers
derived from/pertains to
without any others being included or involved
<adv.all> freq. cnt.: 276 freq. cnt.: 226 freq. cnt.: 32 freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 2
alone entirely exclusively only solely
sample sentences
"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"
lexical pointers
derived from/pertains to
lexical pointers
derived from/pertains to
with nevertheless the final result
<adv.all> freq. cnt.: 13 freq. cnt.: 13
only
sample sentences
"He arrived only to find his wife dead""We won only to lose again in the next round"
in the final outcome
<adv.all> freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 6
only
sample sentences
"These news will only make you more upset"
except that
<adv.all> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 4
only
sample sentences
"It was the same storyonly this time she came out better"
never except when
<adv.all> freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1
only only if only when
sample sentences
"call me only if your cold gets worse"
as recently as
<adv.all>
only