"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 • ...
collocations grouped by meanings
Grup znaczeniowych: 57
(2) smile, grin, sniff
Kolokacji: 3
(13) wish, hope
Kolokacji: 2
(25) laugh, chuckle
Kolokacji: 2
(26) offer, warn, threaten
Kolokacji: 3
(31) touch, hint, allude
Kolokacji: 3
(38) open, display
Kolokacji: 2
(39) copy, imitate, mimic
Kolokacji: 3
(40) base, establish
Kolokacji: 2
(42) imply, involve, possess
Kolokacji: 3
(45) throw, confuse, distract
Kolokacji: 3
(46) scratch, brush, graze, rub
Kolokacji: 4
  • He pulled the trigger, but the bullet merely scratched his head.
  • This merely scratches the surface of choices in summer bulbs.
  • Though my camera's full, I can't help feeling like I've merely scratched the surface.
  • Prophet merely scratched an itch and said, "So what's your point?"
  • These interpretations merely scratch the surface of the card.
  • The Fox reports "merely scratches the surface" of apparent misconduct in government.
  • Sometimes it merely scratched; on occasion it took off limbs.
  • Or was it merely scratching itself against him?
  • It almost worked, but he was still stronger than I was and the point of the blade merely scratched his chest.
  • Others merely scratched their heads, trying to figure out whether they were grieving about a crime of passion or a freakish accident.
2. merely brush = jedynie szczotka merely brush
3. merely graze = jedynie napadnij się merely graze
4. merely rub = jedynie potrzyj merely rub
(47) drop, ignore, dismiss, purse
Kolokacji: 4
(49) treat, indulge, discuss
Kolokacji: 3
(51) prolong, perpetuate, preserve
Kolokacji: 3
(53) sleep, dream
Kolokacji: 2
(54) amuse, divert
Kolokacji: 2
(56) stun, slap
Kolokacji: 2
(57) tinker, restore
Kolokacji: 2
merely + adjetivo
Kolokacji: 53
merely curious • content merely • merely human • merely decorative • merely symbolic • ...

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