"merely" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

merely adverbio

verbo + merely
Kolokacji: 398
merely nod • merely smile • merely try • merely look • merely give • merely serve • merely want • merely use • merely take • ...
merely + adjetivo
Kolokacji: 53
merely curious • content merely • merely human • merely decorative • merely symbolic • ...
collocations grouped by meanings
Grup znaczeniowych: 17
(6) adequate, competent
Kolokacji: 2
(10) annoying, irritating
Kolokacji: 2
1. merely serviceable = jedynie sprawny merely serviceable
2. merely functional = jedynie funkcjonalny merely functional
3. merely practical = jedynie praktyczny merely practical
  • Not, we hasten to add, because we're in any way sentimental - merely practical.
  • This difference is neither temporary nor merely practical; it is an invariable and natural property of everything.
  • Then all such merely practical thoughts blew out of his head.
  • "The principle of scientific inquiry should not be limited to merely the practical or the possible," explained Sighter.
  • Being merely practical, they dealt with whatever came to hand.
  • I like to think of myself as being merely practical and efficient, a good business man, Vivi, even when doing my charity work.
  • However, the advantages are bigger than the merely practical.
  • It brought Early Man far more than light, warmth, protection, or any merely practical advantage.
  • Terry Sue is the merely practical mother of six hungry kids.
  • It's merely practical to form partnerships, so local thugs end up working with companies like Ballentree.
(13) physical, mechanical
Kolokacji: 2
(14) clever, stupid
Kolokacji: 2
(15) conjectural, hypothetical
Kolokacji: 2
(16) amusing, grotesque
Kolokacji: 2
(17) derivative, late
Kolokacji: 2

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