English-Thai Dictionary

merely

ADV เพียง เท่านั้น  เพียงแต่  เท่านั้น  อย่าง ง่ายๆ  only exclusively piang-tio-nan

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

MERELY

adv. Purely; only; solely; thus and no other way; for this and no other purpose. Price not your life for other ends
Than merely to oblige your friends.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

MERELY

MERELY Mere "ly, adv.

 

1. Purely; unmixedly; absolutely. Ulysses was to force forth his access, Though merely naked. Chapman.

 

2. Not otherwise than; simply; barely; only. Prize not your life for other ends Than merely to obige your friends. Swift.

 

Syn. -- Solely; simply; purely; barely; scarcely.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

merely

mere ly |ˈmi (ə )rlē ˈmɪ (ə )rli | ▶adverb just; only: she seemed to him not merely an intelligent woman, but a kind of soul mate.

 

Oxford Dictionary

merely

mere ¦ly |ˈmɪəli | ▶adverb just; only: Gary, a silent boy, merely nodded.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

merely

merely adverb the buttons are merely decorative: only, purely, solely, simply, just, but.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

merely

merely adverb they were merely exercising their rights: only, purely, solely, simply, entirely, just, but.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

merely

mere ly /mɪ́ə r li /→mere 1 副詞 比較なし ｟かたく ｠〖名詞句の前で 〗単なる , ただの ; 〖動詞 などの前で 〗単に , ただ (only, simply ) (!他意のないことを強調する ) ▸ I said so merely as a joke .ただの冗談にそう言ったまでです ▸ History is not merely a sum of events .歴史は単に出来事の総和ではない (!「merely a ＋名詞 」の語順に注意 ) ▸ I merely wanted to please him .私は単に彼を喜ばせたかった ▸ merely because …ただ …という理由だけで n ó t m è rely A, but (à lso ) B ＝not only A but (also ) B .