Only - Definition

adv 1: and nothing more; "I was merely asking"; "it is simply a
matter of time"; "just a scratch"; "he was only a child";
"hopes that last but a moment" [syn: merely, simply,
just, only, but]
2: without any others being included or involved; "was entirely
to blame"; "a school devoted entirely to the needs of problem
children"; "he works for Mr. Smith exclusively"; "did it
solely for money"; "the burden of proof rests on the
prosecution alone"; "a privilege granted only to him" [syn:
entirely, exclusively, solely, alone, only]
3: with nevertheless the final result; "He arrived only to find
his wife dead"; "We won only to lose again in the next round"
4: in the final outcome; "These news will only make you more
upset"
5: except that; "It was the same story; only this time she came
out better"
6: never except when; "call me only if your cold gets worse"
[syn: only, only if, only when]
7: as recently as; "I spoke to him only an hour ago"
adj 1: being the only one; single and isolated from others; "the
lone doctor in the entire county"; "a lonesome pine"; "an
only child"; "the sole heir"; "the sole example"; "a
solitary instance of cowardice"; "a solitary speck in the
sky" [syn: lone(a), lonesome(a), only(a),
sole(a), solitary(a)]
2: exclusive of anyone or anything else; "she alone believed
him"; "cannot live by bread alone"; "I'll have this car and
this car only" [syn: alone(p), only]