"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
1. content merely = zawartość jedynie content merely
2. merely theoretical = jedynie teoretyczny merely theoretical
3. merely rhetorical = jedynie retoryczny merely rhetorical
  • And at no point is the music merely rhetorical.
  • Yet to Russians, Washington seems to act as if the disappointment and nationalism are merely rhetorical or temporary.
  • Several of the friendly but phlegmatic crew here, dressed in blue shirts and dark ties, consider a diner's first request for an item merely rhetorical.
  • Some experts believe the new approach is merely rhetorical at times.
  • And third, work with the West in positive, practical, not merely rhetorical, steps toward diplomatic solution to these regional disputes around the world.
  • For Nick, "liberty" is merely rhetorical: it is, as he says, what he's "talking about."
  • Hard work, creativity and a willingness to take practical, not merely rhetorical, steps are needed.
  • Parliament' s regular condemnations are merely rhetorical and ineffective.
  • What does this really mean, and is the current fashion for quality merely rhetorical gloss or does it have more substance?
  • The last question, as any parent realizes, is merely rhetorical and part of a larger ritual.
4. merely academic = jedynie naukowy merely academic
(6) adequate, competent
Kolokacji: 2
(10) annoying, irritating
Kolokacji: 2
(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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