Only
adverb
No more than; just.
I only have five dollars
Often appears as...
- only just
- only recently
conjunction
With the outcome that.
I was so tired that I could only nod
Often appears as...
- only because
- only then
adjective
Alone of its kind; solitary.
The only way to solve it is this
Often appears as...
- only child
- only daughter
adverb
And no others; solely.
I only dance to Spanish music
Often appears as...
- only one
- only thing
conjunction
Expressing time at which an action takes place.
Only after your homework is finished, can you go out and play
Often appears as...
- only after
- only once
adverb
No more than; just.
I only have five dollars
Often appears as...
- only just
- only recently
conjunction
With the outcome that.
I was so tired that I could only nod
Often appears as...
- only because
- only then
adjective
Alone of its kind; solitary.
The only way to solve it is this
Often appears as...
- only child
- only daughter
adverb
And no others; solely.
I only dance to Spanish music
Often appears as...
- only one
- only thing
conjunction
Expressing time at which an action takes place.
Only after your homework is finished, can you go out and play
Often appears as...
- only after
- only once
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/3Emphasizing Limitation
Used to highlight a restriction in quantity, scope, or ability.
I only have five minutes to talk.
Pro Tip 2/3Correct Placement
Placement before the verb or object it modifies affects the meaning.
She cooked only dessert versus She only cooked dessert.
Pro Tip 3/3Scope of Negation
Clarifies the extent of negation when combined with 'not'.
Not only did he refuse the offer, but he also criticized it.
Pro Tip 1/3Emphasizing Limitation
Used to highlight a restriction in quantity, scope, or ability.
I only have five minutes to talk.
Pro Tip 2/3Correct Placement
Placement before the verb or object it modifies affects the meaning.
She cooked only dessert versus She only cooked dessert.
Pro Tip 3/3Scope of Negation
Clarifies the extent of negation when combined with 'not'.
Not only did he refuse the offer, but he also criticized it.
Pro Tip 1/3Emphasizing Limitation
Used to highlight a restriction in quantity, scope, or ability.
I only have five minutes to talk.
Pro Tip 2/3Correct Placement
Placement before the verb or object it modifies affects the meaning.
She cooked only dessert versus She only cooked dessert.
Pro Tip 3/3Scope of Negation
Clarifies the extent of negation when combined with 'not'.
Not only did he refuse the offer, but he also criticized it.
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Panda Doesn't Realise...
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Genius: Aretha Chain of...
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Kangaroo Boxing Fight PIPE...
For a male, there's only really one key lesson to learn in his life. To get to the top, he must become a fighter.
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Baby Penguin Must Find...
already the blizzard has reached the colony the chick's only protection is his
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What game theory teaches...
era thing because if we had no problem with it we just do it here so we hit it away because we knew it was uncomfortable because we know what our values are so what's been happening in the world is we've been evaluating all of the things that have been going on by ignoring our values because we don't realize we're in an infinite contest and we only look at our interests so we
Video examples
Questions No One Knows...
but interpreting it is baffling, and some physicists think you can only un-baffle it if you imagine that huge numbers of parallel universes are being spawned every moment, and many of these universes would actually be very like the world we're in, would include multiple copies of you.
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Can you solve the...
the dictator reluctantly agrees to let you visit the island and speak to the prisoners under the following you may only make one statement, and you cannot tell them any new information. What can you say to help free the prisoners without incurring the dictator's wrath?
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Why do women have...
In this respect, pregnancy is awe-inspiring, but that's only half the story. The other half reveals that pregnancy places a mother and her child at odds. As for all living creatures, the human body evolved to promote the spread of its genes.
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Rethinking infidelity...
But even more important, is to curb the curiosity to mine for the sordid details -- Where were you? Where did you do it? How often? Is she better than me in bed? -- questions that only inflict more pain, and keep you awake at night.
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Panda Doesn't Realise...
By removing one cub at birth and then switching them throughout the day and night, keepers are able to encourage panda mothers to feed both siblings, while being under the impression that they have only one.
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Wolf Pack Hunts A Hare PIPE...
To do that here, the wolves must work together. So, the young are raised not only by their parents but by their aunts and uncles as well.
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Genius: Aretha Chain of...
hereby crown you queen also make sure the world only sees the aretha franklin you want them to yeah you're gonna remember her name
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Kangaroo Boxing Fight PIPE...
For a male, there's only really one key lesson to learn in his life. To get to the top, he must become a fighter.
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Baby Penguin Must Find...
already the blizzard has reached the colony the chick's only protection is his
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There's only one person in this race who will be there, who's always been there for you, and that's Hillary Clinton's life story.
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Buddha
Leader
There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth; not going all the way, and not starting.
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You only have to do a very few things right in your life so long as you don't do too many things wrong.
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Galileo Galilei
Italian Scientist
We cannot teach people anything; we can only help them discover it within themselves.
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A woman is the only thing I am afraid of that I know will not hurt me.
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Saint Augustine
Saint
The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.
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Jack London
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Do you know the only value life has is what life puts on itself?
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Yoko Ono
American Artist
I have only one life, so I want to make sure it's a good one.
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Mahatma Gandhi
Indian Leader
An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind.
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Albert Einstein
German Physicist
Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile.
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Joe Biden
American President
There's only one person in this race who will be there, who's always been there for you, and that's Hillary Clinton's life story.
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Buddha
Leader
There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth; not going all the way, and not starting.
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Warren Buffett
American Businessman
You only have to do a very few things right in your life so long as you don't do too many things wrong.
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Galileo Galilei
Italian Scientist
We cannot teach people anything; we can only help them discover it within themselves.
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Abraham Lincoln
American President
A woman is the only thing I am afraid of that I know will not hurt me.
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Saint Augustine
Saint
The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.
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Jack London
American Novelist
Do you know the only value life has is what life puts on itself?
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Yoko Ono
American Artist
I have only one life, so I want to make sure it's a good one.
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Mahatma Gandhi
Indian Leader
An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind.
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Albert Einstein
German Physicist
Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile.
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