Only Very Common

Only has 13 different meanings across 3 categories:

Adjective · Adverb · Conj

Definitions

Noun

An only child.

Adjective

being the only one; single and isolated from others

"the lone doctor in the entire county"

"a lonesome pine"

"an only child"

"the sole heir"

"the sole example"

"a solitary instance of cowardice"

"a solitary speck in the sky"

lone lonesome only sole solitary

exclusive of anyone or anything else

"she alone believed him"

"cannot live by bread alone"

"I'll have this car and this car only"

alone only

Alone in a category.

Adverb

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"

merely simply just only but

without any others being included or involved

"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"

entirely exclusively solely alone only

with nevertheless the final result

"He arrived only to find his wife dead"

"We won only to lose again in the next round"

only

in the final outcome

"These news will only make you more upset"

only

except that

"It was the same story; only this time she came out better"

only

never except when

"call me only if your cold gets worse"

only only if only when

as recently as

"I spoke to him only an hour ago"

only

Without others or anything further; exclusively.

Conj

Under the condition that; but.

Example Sentences

"the lone doctor in the entire county" adjective

"a lonesome pine" adjective

"an only child" adjective

"the sole heir" adjective

"the sole example" adjective

"a solitary instance of cowardice" adjective

"a solitary speck in the sky" adjective

"she alone believed him" adjective

"cannot live by bread alone" adjective

"I'll have this car and this car only" adjective