"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
  • There was nothing merely theoretical in his duty to preserve these rights.
  • His teaching was not merely theoretical, but was also imbued with an intense ethical power.
  • Pathology developed from merely theoretical lectures to an active tool in learning the mechanisms of diseases, and their behavior, management, and control.
  • In actual security practice, the attacks assigned to such adversaries are often seen, so such notional analysis is not merely theoretical.
  • Palmer's belief in holiness was not merely theoretical.
  • It's not merely theoretical; many ludicrous cases have been prosecuted.
  • Advocates of laissez-faire capitalism generally argue that permanent natural monopolies are merely theoretical.
  • The risk of war with the US was increasingly regarded as merely theoretical, as there were very few policy differences between the two countries.
  • Their claim rests on a commitment that until recently was regarded as merely theoretical.
  • At present, plasma weapons are merely theoretical, as currently they need more power than any handheld device could supply.
3. merely rhetorical = jedynie retoryczny merely rhetorical
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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