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I've never really played everyday people. I've played realist roles, but not mere daily life. There was always something incredible happening to my characters.
Sandrine Bonnaire

Meaning of "mere" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MERE

From Latin merus pure, unmixed.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF MERE

mere  [mɪə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MERE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Mere is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES MERE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Mere

Mere may refer to: ▪ Mere, a lake that is broad in relation to its depth ▪ Mere, a Māori war club ▪ Mere, an album by Norwegian rock band deLillos ▪ Ain-Ervin Mere, Estonian war criminal...

Definition of mere in the English dictionary

The definition of mere in the dictionary is being nothing more than something specified.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MERE

mercury(II) chloride
mercury(II) oxide
mercury(II) sulphide
mercy
mercy flight
mercy killing
mercy seat
merdivorous
mered
Meredith
merely
merengue
mereological
mereology
meresman
merest
merestone
meretricious
meretriciously
meretriciousness

WORDS THAT END LIKE MERE

anywhere
arriere
as it were
as you were
atmosphere
bere
deere
elsewhere
everywhere
here
nowhere
out there
premiere
severe
so there
somewhere
sphere
there
were
where

Synonyms and antonyms of mere in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «MERE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «mere» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of mere

Translation of «mere» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MERE

Find out the translation of mere to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of mere from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «mere» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

仅仅的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

mero
570 millions of speakers

English

mere
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मात्र
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مُجَرَدُ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

простой
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

mero
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নিছক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

simple
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Semata-mata
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

bloß
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ほんの
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

단순한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mung
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chỉ là
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வெறும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

केवळ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sırf
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

mero
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zwykły
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

усього лише
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

doar
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σκέτος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

blote
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bara
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bare
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of mere

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MERE»

The term «mere» is very widely used and occupies the 5.661 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MERE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «mere» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «mere» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about mere

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10 QUOTES WITH «MERE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word mere.
1
Samuel Alexander
Both expectations and memories are more than mere images founded on previous experience.
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Johann Arndt
Whatever man uses without the fear of God, whatever he applies to the mere gratifying of his flesh, cannot fail to operate as a poison to the soul, however pleasant and salutary it may appear to be to the body.
3
Kage Baker
1925's 'The Lost World' is... really, everything a dinosaur movie should be. Like a dinosaur, this classic was once extinct too, existing as mere fragmentary footage and stills, but cinemaphile fossil-hunters have painstakingly excavated bits and pieces from obscure archives and assembled them into a nearly-complete animal.
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James Mark Baldwin
Pythagoras took the next important step by subordinating the mere matter of nature to its essential principle of form and order, identifying the latter with reason or the soul.
5
Hans Urs von Balthasar
We no longer dare to believe in beauty and we make of it a mere appearance in order the more easily to dispose of it.
6
William Banting
My other bodily ailments have become mere matters of history.
7
Vinoba Bhave
Life does not mean mere karma or mere bhakti or mere jnana.
8
William J. H. Boetcker
The individual activity of one man with backbone will do more than a thousand men with a mere wishbone.
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Sandrine Bonnaire
I've never really played everyday people. I've played realist roles, but not mere daily life. There was always something incredible happening to my characters.
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Johannes Brahms
Without craftsmanship, inspiration is a mere reed shaken in the wind.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MERE»

Discover the use of mere in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to mere and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Mere Christianity
The book brings together C. S. Lewis's legendary radio broadcasts during the war years, in which he set out simply to "explain and defend the belief that has been common to nearly all Christians at all times.
C. S. Lewis, 2009
2
Mere Anarchy
A new collection of eighteen essays, including eight never-before-published pieces, features the author's inimitable reflections on everything from nanny tell-alls and film camp to clothes that smell like twice-cooked pork, in such works as ...
Woody Allen, 2008
3
Kant: Religion Within the Boundaries of Mere Reason: And ...
This volume presents it and three short essays that illuminate it in new translations by Allen Wood and George di Giovanni, with an introduction by Robert Merrihew Adams that locates it in its historical and philosophical context.
Immanuel Kant, Allen Wood, George Di Giovanni, 1998
4
Martin Mere: Lancashire's Lost Lake
The book contains over 40 illustrations covering amazing variety of birdlife, views of Martin Mere and the original plans for the drainage of the area.
W. G. Hale, Audrey Coney, 2005
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Database Design for Mere Mortals: A Hands-On Guide to ...
Step by step, Database Design for Mere Mortals ® , Third Edition, shows you how to design databases that are soundly structured, reliable, and flexible, even in modern web applications.
Michael J. Hernandez, 2013
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Robot: Mere Machine to Transcendent Mind
Moravec predicts a near-future in which robots will not only attain human levels of intelligence, they will also first displace human workers and then completely supplant humanity.
Hans Moravec, 2000
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Mere Discipleship: Radical Christianity in a Rebellious World
The study guide makes this new edition even more accessible and helpful to individuals and congregations. I enthusiastically recommend this book for everyone who is seeking a more faithful and adventurous discipleship.
Lee Camp, 2008
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Mere Mortals: Six One-act Comedies
Superlative...Devlin's writing is only incidentally concerned with politics...what embeds itself most forcibly in the imagination is the clarity and depth with which she charts simpler, harder and more abiding frustrations and miseries.
David Ives, 1998
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Mere Apologetics: How to Help Seekers and Skeptics Find Faith
International apologist equips readers to engage challenges to their faith by offering an apologetic method that can be customized to individual needs and situations.
Alister E. McGrath, 2012
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Mere Creation: Science, Faith & Intelligent Design
In this book a team of expert academics trained in mathematics, engineering, philosophy, physical anthropology, physics, astrophysics, biology and more investigate the prospects for intelligent design. Edited by William Dembski.
William A. Dembski, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MERE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term mere is used in the context of the following news items.
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End of the fail whale: How Twitter aims to help mere mortals scale …
Aniszczyk: While these technologies are open source and readily available, they aren't the easiest to use for mere mortals, as distributed ... «TechRepublic, Jul 15»
2
No Mere Fish Tale: Shark Wrestler Unfazed After Fight
Australian surfing champion Mick Fanning smiles during a press conference in Sydney, Tuesday, July 21, 2015. Fanning was competing ... «Valley News, Jul 15»
3
Miranda Lambert Broke Down On Stage Mere Days Before Her …
On Saturday, Miranda Lambert broke down on stage which was mere days before she and ex-husband Blake Shelton announced their split. «PerezHilton.com, Jul 15»
4
Bargain Rustic Beauty on Sprawling Grounds Asks a Mere $849K
Ever want to get away from the city and all of its urban trappings? Then this 1800s (expanded in 1963) stone home with a peaceful stream ... «Curbed National, Jul 15»
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Deal: learn to develop games on Stencyl for a mere $29
Developing a game is no easy task. For starters, it takes a substantial amount of time and effort to learn how to code. But what if that part of ... «Android Authority, Jul 15»
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Opportunistic burglary goes beyond mere theft
Susan McGregor writes an open letter to the person who burgled her home in Northeast Valley. To you, it was a couple of Wii gaming consoles ... «Otago Daily Times, Jul 15»
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Watch and learn as this teen solves a Rubik's Cube in mere seconds …
SAU PAULO, July 22 — If anything is worth five seconds of your time, it is this Australian teenager winning the Rubik's Cube world title with this ... «Malay Mail Online, Jul 15»
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Universities have become mere exam centres: Ex-UGC head
The universities have been turned into mere centres to conduct exams. The authorities must think and take adequate steps to resolve problems ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
9
Partner programs a mere 'checkbox'
... be strategic, Intel Security seeks to address · Customer demands getting more security 'sophisticated' · Partner programs a mere 'checkbox' ... «Channelnomics, Jul 15»
10
Martin Mere: New garden bird feeders are now open
WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre has opened a new garden bird feeders area this week. The new area can be viewed from the old beaver ... «Southport Visiter, Jul 15»

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