Meaning

4 senses

  1. (not comparable)Alone in a category.

    He is the only doctor for miles.

    The only people in the stadium were the fans: no players, coaches, or officials.

    einzig

    еди́нственныйjedínstvennyj, еди́ныйjedínyj

    єди́нийjedýnyj

  2. (not comparable)Singularly superior; the best.

    einzigartig

    исключи́тельныйisključítelʹnyj, наилу́чшийnailúčšij, еди́нственныйjedínstvennyj

  3. (not comparable)Without sibling; without a sibling of the same gender.

    He is their only son, in fact, an only child.

    geschwisterlos, Einzelkind

    еди́нственныйjedínstvennyj

  4. (not comparable, obsolete)Mere.

More definitions
  • exclusive of anyone or anything else
  • being the only one; single and isolated from others

Examples

17644 sentences

  1. There's only a little milk left.

    Лишилося лише трохи молока. — deniko

    ruМолока осталось совсем немного. — marafon

    deEs ist nur noch wenig Milch da. — Sudajaengi

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  2. You gave me only fifty cents.

    Ти дав мені лише п'ятдесят центів. — Anjy

    ruВы дали мне только пятьдесят центов. — marafon

    deDu hast mir nur fünfzig Cent gegeben. — driini

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  3. I can only speak for myself.

    Я можу говорити лише за себе. — deniko

    ruЯ могу говорить только за себя. — marafon

    deIch kann nur für mich sprechen. — MUIRIEL

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  4. If only he had been there.

    Якби ж тільки він там був! — deniko

    ruЕсли бы он только был там. — odexed

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  5. She has buried her only son.

    Вона поховала свого єдиного сина. — aandrusiak

    ruОна похоронила единственного сына. — marafon

    deSie hat ihren einzigen Sohn beerdigt. — Wolf

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
1. alone in a category:
Русский
By meaning 2
1. alone in a category:
2. singularly superior; the best:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
1. alone in a category:
2. singularly superior; the best:
3. without sibling:

Origin

From Middle English oonly, only, from Old English ānlīċ, ǣnlīċ (“only; singular; solitary”

From Middle English oonly, only, from Old English ānlīċ, ǣnlīċ (“only; singular; solitary”), from Proto-Germanic *ainalīkaz. Cognate with obsolete Dutch eenlijk, German ähnlich (“similar”), Old Norse álíkr, Swedish enlig (“unified”). By surface analysis, on(e) + -ly.

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Synonyms

29 synonyms
individualB1oneA1singleA2singularA2solitaryC2aloneA2uniqueB1simpleA2veryB2bareB1justA1mereB1lonesole
Close in meaning

Word family

31 related words
Derivedabstinence onlyciphertext-only attackdriver-only operationears-onlyeyes-onlyfreight-onlyonlieronlinessonly-begottenonlybornonly childonly daughteronlyeronlyhoodonly justonly moveonly sononly tooproducer-only marketprogestin-onlyprogestogen-onlyread-onlyread-only accessread-only memory

Lessons for this word

1 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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