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Alvar Aalto

Meaning of "merely" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MERELY

merely  [ˈmɪəlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MERELY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Merely is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES MERELY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of merely in the English dictionary

The definition of merely in the dictionary is only; nothing more than.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MERELY


axially
ˈæksɪəlɪ
binomially
baɪˈnəʊmɪəlɪ
clearly
ˈklɪəlɪ
cordially
ˈkɔːdɪəlɪ
dearly
ˈdɪəlɪ
editorially
ˌɛdɪˈtɔːrɪəlɪ
entirely
ɪnˈtaɪəlɪ
half-yearly
ˌhɑːfˈjɪəlɪ
ideally
aɪˈdɪəlɪ
linearly
ˈlɪnɪəlɪ
materially
məˈtɪərɪəlɪ
medially
ˈmiːdɪəlɪ
nearly
ˈnɪəlɪ
radially
ˈreɪdɪəlɪ
really
ˈrɪəlɪ
serially
ˈsɪərɪəlɪ
severely
sɪˈvɪəlɪ
sincerely
sɪnˈsɪəlɪ
trinomially
traɪˈnəʊmɪəlɪ
yearly
ˈjɪəlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MERELY

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

WORDS THAT END LIKE MERELY

austerely
barely
bizarrely
demurely
direly
insecurely
insincerely
leisurely
maturely
obscurely
prematurely
purely
rarely
rely
securely
sorely
squarely
squirrely
surely
Vasarely

Synonyms and antonyms of merely in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «MERELY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «merely» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of merely
but · entirely · just · only · purely · simply · solely

Translation of «merely» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MERELY

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

Translator English - Chinese

只不过 >
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

simplemente
570 millions of speakers

English

merely
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

केवल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مجرد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

просто
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

apenas
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নিছক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

simplement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Semata-mata
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

lediglich
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ただの~にすぎない
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

단지
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mung
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chỉ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வெறுமனே
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

केवळ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sadece
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

semplicemente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

tylko
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

просто
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pur și simplu
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

απλώς
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bloot
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

enbart
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bare
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of merely

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MERELY»

The term «merely» is very widely used and occupies the 8.765 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MERELY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «merely» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «merely» 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 merely

EXAMPLES

10 QUOTES WITH «MERELY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word merely.
1
Alvar Aalto
Architecture is not merely national but clearly has local ties in that it is rooted in the earth.
2
Mortimer Adler
It is love rather than sexual lust or unbridled sexuality if, in addition to the need or want involved, there is also some impulse to give pleasure to the persons thus loved and not merely to use them for our own selfish pleasure.
3
Cecelia Ahern
I write my novels longhand. I love the feeling of writing; I love to see pen on paper. It feels more creative than typing, and it's a more visual process for me - I can picture the entire scene in my head and am merely writing what I see.
4
Lucille Ball
I'm sometimes scared of everything that has happened to us. We didn't think Desilu Productions would grow so big. We merely wanted to be together and have two children.
5
Cyrano de Bergerac
The insufferable arrogance of human beings to think that Nature was made solely for their benefit, as if it was conceivable that the sun had been set afire merely to ripen men's apples and head their cabbages.
6
Steven Biko
Merely by describing yourself as black you have started on a road towards emancipation, you have committed yourself to fight against all forces that seek to use your blackness as a stamp that marks you out as a subservient being.
7
Edward Bond
Violence is hidden within democratic structures because they are not radically democratic - Western democracy is merely a domestic convenience of consumerism.
8
Norman Borlaug
Man can and must prevent the tragedy of famine in the future instead of merely trying with pious regret to salvage the human wreckage of the famine, as he has so often done in the past.
9
George Borrow
It has been said that idleness is the parent of mischief, which is very true; but mischief itself is merely an attempt to escape from the dreary vacuum of idleness.
10
Hermann Broch
Were one merely to seek information, one should inquire of the man who hates, but if one wishes to know what truly is, one better ask the one who loves.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MERELY»

Discover the use of merely in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to merely and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Merely Married
Determined to take himself off the marriage market, Lord Raven marries an ill woman and prepares for the role of the grieving widower, but when Lady Leah makes a full recovery and insists on remaining his wife, he must make some hasty ...
Patricia Coughlin, 1998
2
Merely Players
This 1929 collection of compulsively readable essays is a fascinating journey through life in the theater, the meaning of modern art, diverse traditions of spirituality coming together in contemporary culture, and the fascination with the ...
Claude Bragdon, 2005
3
Things Merely are: Philosophy in the Poetry of Wallace Stevens
Critchley also argues that this calm defines the cinematic eye of Terrence Malick, whose work is discussed at the end of the book."--BOOK JACKET.
Simon Critchley, 2005
4
Merely Judgment: Ignoring, Evading, and Trumping the Supreme ...
Merely Judgment uses affirmative action in government contracting, legislative vetoes, flag burning, hate speech, and school prayer as windows for understanding how Supreme Court decisions send signals regarding the Court’s policy ...
Martin J. Sweet, 2010
5
Merely Mortal?: Can You Survive Your Own Death?
. . .These words, written by the Anglican Bishop Joseph Butler, concisely summarize the crux of the problem which renowned philosopher Antony Flew tackles in this profoundly thoughtful book.
Antony Flew, 2000
6
Abortion and the Moral Significance of Merely Possible ...
The strategy here is to work from neutral ground to generate the concrete results and also to ask parties on both sides of the relevant debates to amend their positions in some ways.
Melinda A. Roberts, 2010
7
Merely Being There Is Not Enough: Women's Roles in ...
To make women Beat writers visible and to categorize their memoirs, this work immerses in the almost paradoxical project of defining a category of female Beat writing when it is the nature of Beat literature and its rebellious aesthetics to ...
Heike Mlakar, 2008
8
Merely Alive
In Denmark, in the midst of World War II, thirteen-year-old Maya is injured-shot by a Nazi-when her city is bombed.
Lalae Mozie, 2012
9
'Merely for Money'?: Business Culture in the British ...
This book argues that the business culture of the British-Atlantic mercantile community not only facilitated the conduct of day-to-day business, but also helped it to cope with short-term crises and long-term changes.
Sheryllynne Haggerty, 2012
10
Merely Magic
Casablanca Classics is re-launching the series, following two families-one steeped in logic and science, the other in magic-and the unlikely romances that happen when they get together.
Patricia Rice, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MERELY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term merely is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Social media 'ban' on Confederate flags was merely satire
Re-posts and retweets say that social media sites will begin banning users who post photos of Confederate flags. The facts: On June 26, the ... «Florida Times-Union, Jul 15»
2
How can Sun Group be denied security clearance merely because …
CHENNAI: How can Sun Group be denied permission to run its FM radio stations merely because cases are pending against former Union ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
3
Obama's visit to Kenya is like all his African policy – merely symbolic
Barack Obama is heading to Kenya – the birthplace of his father – this week, his first visit to his ancestral home during his presidency. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
4
Symbols not merely about heritage
A monument outside the Bexar County Courthouse marks San Antonio as part of the Jefferson Davis Memorial Highway. It was dedicated in ... «mySanAntonio.com, Jul 15»
5
Patankar need not be in jail merely because plea to retest drugs …
Releasing alleged drug-peddler Shashikala Patankar on bail, the special NDPS court judge observed that merely because the application to ... «The Indian Express, Jul 15»
6
Sinitta backtracks after slamming Nick Grimshaw: 'I merely made a …
She tweeted: "So everyone exaggerating and saying I slammed nick grimshaw, I merely made a few intelligent observations and also ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
7
Rear-Facing Airline Seats Indeed! Merely A Cover Story For An …
For the past week the Internet – or at least a respectable portion of it – has been burning up with all sorts of people weighing in on the idea of a ... «Forbes, Jul 15»
8
Rain merely delays Dustin Johnson's assault on St. Andrews at …
ST. ANDREWS, SCOTLAND — Everyone had a nice Friday at St. Andrews except the meteorologist who predicted that heavy rain and high ... «National Post, Jul 15»
9
Today in Tabs Poll: Is This Gawker Story Merely Bad Or Incredibly …
Last night Gawker published a story alleging that David Geithner, Condé Nast's CFO and the brother of former Treasury Secretary Timothy ... «Fast Company, Jul 15»
10
All the world's a store, and all the men and women merely shoppers
If you ever get the feeling that web companies see you as just a walking, talking satchel of money, that's because they do. Here's a selection of ... «The Verge, Jul 15»

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