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[miə](no more than or no better than: a mere child; the merest suggestion of criticism.) sam- merely* * *I [míə]adjective ( merely adverb)gol (slučaj), sam, pravi, popolnjuridically of mere motion — samovoljno, brez pridržkovII [míə]nounBritish English & poetically jezerce, ribnikIII [míə]nounarchaic meja -
3 just
I adjective1) (right and fair: not favouring one more than another: a fair and just decision.) pravičen2) (reasonable; based on one's rights: He certainly has a just claim to the money.) upravičen3) (deserved: He got his just reward when he crashed the stolen car and broke his leg.) zaslužen•- justly- justness II adverb1) ((often with as) exactly or precisely: This penknife is just what I needed; He was behaving just as if nothing had happened; The house was just as I'd remembered it.) ravno2) ((with as) quite: This dress is just as nice as that one.) prav tako kot3) (very lately or recently: He has just gone out of the house.) pravkar4) (on the point of; in the process of: She is just coming through the door.) pravkar5) (at the particular moment: The telephone rang just as I was leaving.) ravno6) ((often with only) barely: We have only just enough milk to last till Friday; I just managed to escape; You came just in time.) komaj7) (only; merely: They waited for six hours just to get a glimpse of the Queen; `Where are you going?' `Just to the post office'; Could you wait just a minute?) samo8) (used for emphasis, eg with commands: Just look at that mess!; That just isn't true!; I just don't know what to do.) samo; pač; res9) (absolutely: The weather is just marvellous.) res•- just now
- just then* * *I [džʌst]adjective ( justly adverb)pravičen (to do); pravilen, upravičen, zaslužen, utemeljen; korekten, neoporečen, resničen; music čistto be just to s.o. — pravično s kom ravnatieconomy just dealings — korekten postopekII [džʌst]adverbpravkar, ravno, prav; komaj, toliko da; samo, zgolj; colloquially resnično, res; pravzapravjust now — pravkar, v tem trenutku; pred kakšnim trenutkomjust as — prav tako kot, ravno kojust so — točno, pravilnothe bullet just missed him — toliko, da ga je strel zgrešiljust a moment, please! — samo trenutek, prosim!just how many are there? — koliko jih pa pravzaprav je?III [džʌst]noun& intransitive verb see joust -
4 would-be
adjective (trying, hoping, or merely pretending, to be: a would-be poet.) tako imenovani* * *[wúdbi:]1.adjectivetako emenovani, kot se trdi, dozdeven, namišljen, navidezen, psevdo-; hotèna would-be poet (painter) — lažni pesnik, pesnikun (mazač, packač)a would-be kindness — hotêna prijaznost;2.noundomišljavec, figuratively (posmehljivo) (napihnjena) žaba
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Merely — Mere ly, adv. 1. Purely; unmixedly; absolutely. [1913 Webster] Ulysses was to force forth his access, Though merely naked. Chapman. [1913 Webster] 2. Not otherwise than; simply; barely; only. [1913 Webster] Prize not your life for other ends Than … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
merely — index only, purely (simply), solely (purely) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
merely — (adv.) mid 15c., entirely, purely, from MERE (Cf. mere) (adj.) + LY (Cf. ly) (2). Meaning and nothing more is from 1580s … Etymology dictionary
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merely — [mir′lē] adv. [ MERE1 + LY2] 1. no more than; and nothing else; only 2. Obs. absolutely; altogether … English World dictionary
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merely — adverb 1 used to emphasize that something or someone is very small or unimportant, especially when compared with something else; only: It is an issue of merely local importance. | This is merely the latest example of government interference. 2… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
merely — adv. Merely is used with these adjectives: ↑academic, ↑adequate, ↑coincidental, ↑cosmetic, ↑curious, ↑decorative, ↑descriptive, ↑formal, ↑hypothetical, ↑incidental, ↑instrumental, ↑ … Collocations dictionary
merely — mere|ly [ mırli ] adverb 1. ) used for emphasizing that something is small or unimportant: ONLY: This job is merely a way to pay my bills. 2. ) used for emphasizing that something is not as bad, severe, or important as someone thinks it is: ONLY … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
merely */*/*/ — UK [ˈmɪə(r)lɪ] / US [ˈmɪrlɪ] adverb 1) used for emphasizing that something is small or unimportant This job is merely a way to pay my bills. 2) used for emphasizing that something is not as bad, severe, or important as someone thinks it is I m… … English dictionary