"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 • ...

colocaciones frecuentes

Kolokacji: 1

collocations grouped by meanings

Grup znaczeniowych: 17

(1) curious, interested, unconscious, speculative, improbable

Kolokacji: 5

(2) content, theoretical, rhetorical, academic

Kolokacji: 4

(3) human, sentimental, mediocre, average, indifferent

Kolokacji: 5

(4) decorative, symbolic, cosmetic, ornamental

Kolokacji: 4

(5) good, inconvenient, technical, superficial, arbitrary

Kolokacji: 5

(6) adequate, competent

Kolokacji: 2

1. merely adequate = jedynie odpowiedni merely adequate

2. merely competent = jedynie kompetentny merely competent

Thus, Chicago emerged as a singles band having major hits, but with merely competent album sales from this point on.
It's basically a computer designed by people who are merely competent at what they do, rather than really good at it.
But the great magi, and most of the merely competent, don't work for us.
If a genius appears among the merely competent Emperors who keep the dream alive, they might achieve their goal.
If they ever played a show that was boring, or merely competent, it's a well-kept secret.
In the hands of the merely competent, or even inept, it could still be deadly.
And when other units of the team are in trouble, such as defense and special teams, then a quarterback must go beyond being merely competent.
That, she told herself, is what separates a good reporter from a merely competent editor.
The strange endings to the fights and the merely competent performances by Curry still left questions about his standing.
If I could be merely competent it would be good enough, as there was no competition.

(7) mortal, temporary, subjective

Kolokacji: 3

(8) descriptive, advisory, indicative

Kolokacji: 3

(9) incidental, coincidental, accidental

Kolokacji: 3

(10) annoying, irritating

Kolokacji: 2

(11) ceremonial, nominal, eccentric, banal

Kolokacji: 4

(12) serviceable, functional, practical

Kolokacji: 3

(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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