"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
1. merely descriptive = jedynie opisowy merely descriptive
  • Its scope is merely descriptive in nature.
  • Thus, the focus is on writing that is not merely descriptive.
  • The Court of Appeal held that the name was merely descriptive and so could not be protected.
  • In the field of conception, the moving bodies are geometrical ideals with merely descriptive motions.
  • An incontestable mark cannot be attacked on the grounds that it is "merely descriptive."
  • Canadians use "Canuck" as an affectionate or merely descriptive term for their nationality.
  • The federal appeals court ultimately ruled that the term was "merely descriptive" and thus could not be protected as a trademark.
  • This was a remarkably modern view - completely different from the merely descriptive floristic plant geography prevailing during his time.
  • His writings on the Gothic are not merely descriptive but also analytical and didactic.
  • Furthermore, Johnson, unlike Bailey, added notes on a word's usage, rather than being merely descriptive.
2. merely advisory = jedynie doradczy merely advisory
3. merely indicative = jedynie tryb oznajmujący merely indicative
(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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