only

(Anglais)

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Alone in a category.
2. (not-comparable) Singularly superior; the best.
3. (not-comparable) Without sibling; without a sibling of the same gender.
4. (not-comparable, obsolete) Mere.

Adv

1. (not-comparable) Without others or anything further; exclusively.
2. (not-comparable) No more than; just.
3. (not-comparable) As recently as.
4. (not-comparable) Emphasizing something that is just or necessary.
5. (British, not-comparable) Used to express surprise or consternation at an action.
6. (not-comparable) Introduces a disappointing or surprising outcome that renders futile something previously mentioned.
7. (not-comparable, obsolete) Above all others; particularly.

Conj

1. (informal) Introduces a clause with negative polarity, often one which upsets the listener's expectations.
2. (informal) Introduces a clause with negative polarity, often one which upsets the listener's expectations.

Noun

An only child.

Particle

Placed at the end of a sentence to emphasize that something is trivial, small, undemanding or deserving of belittlement.

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈəʊn.li/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: oonly

Hérité de ancien anglais: ānlīċ

Appartenant à néerlandais: eenlijk

Appartenant à allemand: ähnlich

Appartenant à vieux norrois: álíkr

Appartenant à suédois: enlig

In summary

From Middle English oonly, only, from Old English ānlīċ, ǣnlīċ (“only; singular; solitary”), from Proto-Germanic *ainalīkaz, equivalent to one + -ly. Cognate with obsolete Dutch eenlijk, German ähnlich (“similar”), Old Norse álíkr, Swedish enlig (“unified”). Regarding the different phonological development of only and one, see the note in one.

Concepts

seulement

seul

uniquement

unique

exclusivement

que

simplement

mais

ne … que

ne ... que

juste

seule

sauf

limite

sauf que

impair

gratuit

solitaire

cependant

ne que

petite quantité

célibataire

dans un seul sens

maintenant

à peine

peu de

pour

pur

Synonymes

just

merely

alone

solely

sole

exclusively

single

simply

but

mere

solitary

one

unique

nothing but

except

lone

purely

still

entirely

no more than

barely

simple

really

exclusive

lonely

lonesome

since

surely

in all

however

individual

only one

approximately

common

scarcely

calm

only when

period

bounds

odd number

only if

plain

bill

nevertheless

exceptionally

exactly

absolutely

about

isolated

limits

Phrases

Drink like a fish , water only .

Buvez comme un poisson, de l'eau uniquement.

These two are the only remaining works from him today .

Ces deux sont les seules œuvres restantes de lui aujourd'hui.

Only when he , himself , reveals it .

Ce n'est que lorsque lui, lui-même, le révèle.

Don't forget that everything you deal with is only one thing and nothing else .

N'oubliez pas que tout ce que vous traitez n'est qu'une chose et rien d'autre.

His only wicket of the match was that of Mark Taylor .

Son seul guichet du match était celui de Mark Taylor.

There are only two historical remains of Boyette .