Толковый словарь английского языка - only
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I. adjective see: one Date: before 12th century unquestionably the best ; peerless , 2. alone in a class or category ; sole , having no brother or sister , few , II. adverb Date: 14th century 1. as a single fact or instance and nothing more or different ; merely , solely , exclusively , at the very least , 3. in the final outcome , with nevertheless the final result , 4. as recently as ; not before , in the immediate past , Usage: The placement of ~ in a sentence has been a source of studious commentary since the 18th century, most of it intended to prove by force of argument that prevailing standard usage is wrong. After 200 years of preachment the following observations may be made: the position of ~ in standard spoken English is not fixed, since ambiguity is avoided through sentence stress; in casual prose that keeps close to the rhythms of speech ~ is often placed where it would be in speech; and in edited and more formal prose ~ tends to be placed immediately before the word or words it modifies. III. conjunction Date: 14th century 1. with the restriction that ; but , and yet ; however , were it not that ; except
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adv., adj., & conj. --adv. 1 solely, merely, exclusively; and no one or nothing more besides (I only want to sit down; will only make matters worse; needed six only; is only a child). 2 no longer ago than (saw them only yesterday). 3 not until (arrives only on Tuesday). 4 with no better result than (hurried home only to find her gone). Usage In informal English only is usually placed between the subject and verb regardless of what it refers to (e.g. I only want to talk to you); in more formal English it is often placed more exactly, esp. to avoid ambiguity (e.g. I want to talk only to you). In speech, intonation usually serves to clarify the sense. --attrib.adj. 1 existing alone of its or their kind (their only son). 2 best or alone worth knowing (the only place to eat). --conj. colloq. 1 except that; but for the fact that (I would go, only I feel ill). 2 but then (as an extra consideration) (he always makes promises, only he never keeps them). Phrases and idioms only-begotten literary begotten as the only child. only too extremely (is only too willing). Etymology: OE anlic, {aelig}nlic, ME onliche (as ONE, -LY(2)) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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