Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - mere
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Mere
mere
I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English — more at marine Date: before 12th century chiefly British an expanse of standing water ; lake, pool II. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English m?re; akin to Old Norse landam?ri borderland Date: before 12th century boundary; also landmark III. adjective (superlative ~st) Etymology: Middle English, from Latin merus; akin to Old English amerian to purify and perhaps to Greek marmairein to sparkle — more at morn Date: 15th century 1. having no admixture ; pure 2. obsolete being nothing less than ; absolute 3. being nothing more than a ~ mortal a ~ hint of spice • ~ly adverb MERE noun combining form Etymology: French -mere, from Greek meros part — more at merit part ; segment metamere
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1. attrib.adj. (merest) that is solely or no more or better than what is specified (a mere boy; no mere theory). Phrases and idioms mere right Law a right in theory. Derivatives merely adv. Etymology: ME f. AF meer, OF mier f. L merus unmixed 2. n. archaic or poet. a lake or pond. Etymology: OE f. Gmc 3. n. a Maori war-club, esp. one made of greenstone. Etymology: Maori ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. озеро; пруд; водное пространство 2. диал. болото 3. рубеж, граница; межа 4. ограничивать, проводить границу; межевать 5. простой, чистый, не более чем mere coincidence —- простое совпадение out of mere spite —- по злобе it's mere chance —- это чистая случайность it was only by the merest chance, that I saw him —- только по чистой случайности мне удалось его увидеть 6. единственный; не более чем, всего лишь a mere glance —- один только вид the mere sight of him makes me angry —- я злюсь от одного его вида; один его вид меня бесит at the mere thought of smb. —- при одной только мысли о ком-л. for a mere penny —- всего лишь за один пенни 7. сущий, настоящий she is a mere child —- она всего лишь ребенок; она сущий ребенок it's a mere trifle —- это сущий пустяк, это сущая безделица the merest nobody —- полнейшее ничтожество they received a mere pittance —- они получили сущие гроши of mere motion —- юр. добровольно 8. чистый, без примесей ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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nobody полное ничтожество MERE trifle сущий пустяк; MERE I noun озеро; пруд; водное пространство II adj. 1) простой, не более чем; a mere child could do it - даже ребенок мог сделать это 2) явный; сущий; - mere trifle - mere nobody 3) of mere motion leg. - добровольно 4) obs. чистый ...Англо-русский словарь
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(merest) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. Note: 'Mere' does not have a comparative form. The superlative form 'merest' is used to emphasize how small something is, rather than in comparisons. 1. You use mere to emphasize how unimportant or inadequate something is, in comparison to the general situation you are describing. ...successful exhibitions which go beyond mere success... There is more to good health than the mere absence of disease... She’d never received the merest hint of any communication from him. ADJ: ADJ n c darkgreen]emphasis 2. You use mere to indicate that a quality or action that is usually unimportant has a very important or strong effect. The mere mention of food had triggered off hunger pangs... The team manager has been quick to clamp down on the merest hint of complacency. ADJ: ADJ n 3. You use mere to emphasize how small a particular amount or number is. Sixty per cent of teachers are women, but a mere 5 percent of women are heads and deputies... ADJ: a ADJ amount c darkgreen]emphasis ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~1 adj only before noun, no comparative 1 used to emphasize how small or unimportant something or someone is (She lost the election by a mere 20 votes. | He's a mere child.) 2 also the merest used when something small or unimportant has a big effect (The merest little noise makes him nervous. | The mere presence of a police officer made him feel guilty.) ~2 n literary a lake ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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