Standard Lemma guide

only

adj · adv · conj · noun · particle · 24 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈəʊn.li/
  • UK: /ˈəʊn.i/ in fast speech
  • Northumbria: /ˈɑːn.li/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: /ˈoʊn.li/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Canada: [ˈoːn.li]
  • Canada, dialectal: [ˈɔːn.lɪ]
  • South-Asia: /ˈonli/
  • South-Asia, dialectal: /(w)ɵnˈli/
  • South-Asia: /ˈwənli/ "one-ly"
  • rhymes with -əʊnli
  • CMU ARPABET: OW1 N L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Alone in a category.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • He is the only doctor for miles.
  • The only people in the stadium were the fans: no players, coaches, or officials.
  • He was the only male in attendance at the boyband concert.
  • That was the only time I went to Turkey.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: lone, sole, individual, first and last, one, one and only, only, single, singular, solitary, unitary

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Singularly superior; the best.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: nonpareil, peerless, unequaled, alone, azygous, incomparable, matchless, only, singular, sui generis, unique, unparalleled, unmatched, unrivalled

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Without sibling; without a sibling of the same gender.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • He is their only son, in fact, an only child.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adj

Meaning 4

Mere.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable, obsolete

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: alone, simple, very, bare, just, mere, only

Antonyms: none provided

5

adv

Meaning 5

Without others or anything further; exclusively.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • My heart is hers, and hers only.
  • I threw out only him.
  • The cat sat only on the mat. It kept off the sofa.
  • The only scientist to have won three Nobel prizes.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

adv

Meaning 6

No more than; just.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • The cat only sat on the mat. It didn't scratch it.
  • If there were only one more ticket!

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

adv

Meaning 7

As recently as.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • c. 1924-1955, anonymous, The Urantia Book Only yesterday did I feed you with bread for your bodies; today I offer you the bread of life for your hungry souls.
  • He left only moments ago.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

8

adv

Meaning 8

Emphasizing something that is just or necessary.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • It's only fair to let him borrow your kite, after you've had his toys all day.
  • He'd been belittling her for years. It's only natural that she left.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

9

adv

Meaning 9

Used to express surprise or consternation at an action.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK, not-comparable

Examples

  • She's only gone and run off with the milkman!

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

10

adv

Meaning 10

Just, simply, undoubtedly.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Ireland, informal, not-comparable

Examples

  • Sure you're only gorgeous!

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

11

adv

Meaning 11

Introduces a disappointing or surprising outcome that renders futile something previously mentioned.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • They rallied from a three-goal deficit only to lose in the final two minutes of play.
  • I spent years studying a degree only to learn there was no requirement for such a certification.
  • I helped him out only for him to betray me.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

12

adv

Meaning 12

Above all others; particularly.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable, obsolete

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

13

conj

Meaning 13

Introduces a clause with negative polarity, often one which upsets the listener's expectations.

Under the condition that; but.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

Qualifier: clause-initial

Examples

  • You're welcome to borrow my bicycle, only please take care of it.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

14

conj

Meaning 14

Introduces a clause with negative polarity, often one which upsets the listener's expectations.

But, except; but in fact.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

Qualifier: clause-initial

Examples

  • I would enjoy running, only I have this broken leg.
  • She would get good results only she gets nervous.
  • You look like me, only shorter.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

15

noun

Meaning 15

An only child.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

16

particle

Meaning 16

Placed at the end of a sentence to emphasize that something is trivial, small, undemanding or deserving of belittlement.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Singapore, Singlish

Examples

  • Just need to replace the filter only.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: that's all, nia

Antonyms: none provided

17

adjective satellite

Meaning 17

exclusive of anyone or anything else

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • she alone believed him
  • cannot live by bread alone
  • I'll have this car and this car only

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: alone(p)

Antonyms: none provided

18

adverb

Meaning 18

and nothing more

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • I was merely asking
  • it is simply a matter of time
  • just a scratch
  • he was only a child
  • hopes that last but a moment

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: merely, simply, just, but

Antonyms: none provided

19

adverb

Meaning 19

without any others being included or involved

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • was entirely to blame
  • a school devoted entirely to the needs of problem children
  • he works for Mr. Smith exclusively
  • did it solely for money
  • the burden of proof rests on the prosecution alone
  • a privilege granted only to him

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: entirely, exclusively, solely, alone

Antonyms: none provided

20

adverb

Meaning 20

with nevertheless the final result

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • He arrived only to find his wife dead
  • We won only to lose again in the next round

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

21

adverb

Meaning 21

in the final outcome

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • These news will only make you more upset

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

22

adverb

Meaning 22

as recently as

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • I spoke to him only an hour ago

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

23

adverb

Meaning 23

except that

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • It was the same story; only this time she came out better

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

24

adverb

Meaning 24

never except when

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • call me only if your cold gets worse

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: only if, only when

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Middle English oonly, only, from Old English ānlīċ, ǣnlīċ (“only; singular; solitary”), from Proto-Germanic *ainalīkaz. Cognate with obsolete Dutch eenlijk, German ähnlich (“similar”), Old Norse álíkr, Swedish enlig (“unified”). By surface analysis, on(e) + -ly. * Regarding the different phonological development of only and one, see the note in one.

Across languages

Translations

468 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: vetëm — alone in a category
  • Arabic: وَحِيد (waḥīd) — alone in a category
  • Armenian: միակ (miak) — alone in a category
  • Assamese: অকল (okol) — alone in a category
  • Assamese: মাথোঁ (mathü̃) — alone in a category
  • Assamese: মাথোন (mathün) — alone in a category
  • Azerbaijani: bircə — alone in a category
  • Azerbaijani: yeganə — alone in a category
  • Belarusian: адзі́ны (adzíny) — alone in a category
  • Bhojpuri: खाली (khālī) — alone in a category
  • Bhojpuri: सिरिफ (siriph) — alone in a category
  • Bulgarian: еди́нствен (edínstven) — alone in a category
  • Catalan: únic — alone in a category
  • Catalan: única — alone in a category
  • Cherokee: ᎤᏩᏌ (uwasa) — alone in a category
  • Chinese Mandarin: 唯一 (wéiyī) — alone in a category
  • Czech: jediný — alone in a category
  • Danish: eneste — alone in a category
  • Dutch: enig — alone in a category
  • Dutch: enigst — alone in a category
  • Esperanto: sola — alone in a category
  • Esperanto: nura — alone in a category
  • Estonian: ainus — alone in a category
  • Estonian: ainuke — alone in a category
  • Finnish: ainoa — alone in a category
  • Finnish: ainut — alone in a category
  • Finnish: ainokainen — alone in a category
  • French: unique — alone in a category
  • French: seul — alone in a category
  • Middle French: unicque — alone in a category
  • Friulian: sôl — alone in a category
  • Fula: tan — alone in a category
  • Fula: tun — alone in a category
  • Georgian: ერთადერთი (ertaderti) — alone in a category
  • German: einzig — alone in a category
  • East Central German: aanzich — alone in a category
  • Gothic: 𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌷𐍃 (ainahs) — alone in a category
  • Greek: μοναδικός (monadikós) — alone in a category
  • Greek: μόνος (mónos) — alone in a category
  • Ancient Greek: μόνος (mónos) — alone in a category
  • Ancient Greek: οἶος (oîos) — alone in a category
  • Greenlandic: -innaq — alone in a category
  • Haitian Creole: sèl — alone in a category
  • Hebrew: יָחִיד (yakhíd) — alone in a category
  • Hindi: केवल (keval) — alone in a category
  • Hindi: अकेला (akelā) — alone in a category
  • Hindi: मात्र (mātra) — alone in a category
  • Hindi: एकल (ekal) — alone in a category
  • Hindi: एकाकी (ekākī) — alone in a category
  • Hungarian: egyetlen — alone in a category
  • Icelandic: eini — alone in a category
  • Icelandic: eina — alone in a category
  • Icelandic: einu — alone in a category
  • Ido: nura — alone in a category
  • Indonesian: satu-satunya — alone in a category
  • Ingrian: ainava — alone in a category
  • Italian: unico — alone in a category
  • Japanese: 唯一の (yuiitsu no) — alone in a category
  • Korean: 유일한 (yuilhan) — alone in a category
  • Korean: 하나밖에 없는 (hanabakke eomneun) — alone in a category
  • Central Kurdish: تەنھا (tenha) — alone in a category
  • Latin: ūnicus — alone in a category
  • Latvian: vienīgs — alone in a category
  • Macedonian: единствен (edinstven) — alone in a category
  • Malayalam: ഏക (ēka) — alone in a category
  • Malayalam: ഒറ്റ (oṟṟa) — alone in a category
  • Malayalam: ഒരൊറ്റ (oroṟṟa) — alone in a category
  • Mandinka: dorong — alone in a category
  • Māori: anahe — alone in a category
  • Māori: anake — alone in a category
  • Marathi: एकमात्र (ekmātra) — alone in a category
  • Mongolian: зөвхөн (zövxön) — alone in a category
  • Mongolian: гагцхүү (gagcxüü) — alone in a category
  • Nahuatl: ça — alone in a category
  • Nahuatl: çan — alone in a category
  • Norwegian Bokmål: eneste — alone in a category
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: einaste — alone in a category
  • Old English: ān — alone in a category
  • Persian: تَنها (tanhâ) — alone in a category
  • Pitcairn-Norfolk: uni — alone in a category
  • Polish: jedyny — alone in a category
  • Portuguese: único — alone in a category
  • Quechua: sapa — alone in a category
  • Romanian: singur — alone in a category
  • Romanian: unic — alone in a category
  • Russian: еди́нственный (jedínstvennyj) — alone in a category
  • Russian: еди́ный (jedínyj) — alone in a category
  • Santali: ᱮᱠᱚ (ekô) — alone in a category
  • Serbo-Croatian: једини — alone in a category
  • Serbo-Croatian: jedini — alone in a category
  • Sicilian: sulu — alone in a category
  • Slovak: jediný — alone in a category
  • Slovene: edin — alone in a category
  • Spanish: único — alone in a category
  • Spanish: señero — alone in a category
  • Swahili: peke — alone in a category
  • Swedish: enda — alone in a category
  • Swedish: bara — alone in a category
  • Tagalog: lang — alone in a category
  • Tagalog: laang — alone in a category
  • Tagalog: lamang — alone in a category
  • Tamil: ஒரே (orē) — alone in a category
  • Telugu: ఏకైక (ēkaika) — alone in a category
  • Telugu: ఒకే (okē) — alone in a category
  • Telugu: ఒక్కగానొక్క (okkagānokka) — alone in a category
  • Tocharian B: ṣemeske — alone in a category
  • Turkish: sadece — alone in a category
  • Turkish: tek — alone in a category
  • Ottoman Turkish: یالڭز (yalñız) — alone in a category
  • Ukrainian: єди́ний (jedýnyj) — alone in a category
  • Uzbek: faqat — alone in a category
  • Vietnamese: duy nhất — alone in a category
  • Welsh: dim ond — alone in a category
  • Welsh: unig — alone in a category
  • Albanian: vetëm — without sibling
  • Armenian: միակ (miak) — without sibling
  • Armenian: մինուճար (minučar) — without sibling
  • Armenian: միամոր (miamor) — without sibling
  • Azerbaijani: tək — without sibling
  • Catalan: fill únic — without sibling
  • Catalan: filla única — without sibling
  • Chinese Mandarin: 獨生的 /独生的 (dúshēng de) — without sibling
  • Chinese Mandarin: 唯一的 (wéiyī de) — without sibling
  • Maore Comorian: moja moja — without sibling
  • Czech: jedináček — without sibling
  • Finnish: ainoa — without sibling
  • Finnish: ainokainen — without sibling
  • French: unique — without sibling
  • German: geschwisterlos — without sibling
  • German: Einzelkind — without sibling
  • Greek: μοναχός (monachós) — without sibling
  • Hindi: एकलौता (eklautā) — without sibling
  • Hungarian: egyetlen — without sibling
  • Indonesian: tunggal — without sibling
  • Ingrian: ainava — without sibling
  • Italian: solo — without sibling
  • Italian: figlio unico — without sibling
  • Malayalam: ഏക (ēka) — without sibling
  • Malayalam: ഒറ്റ (oṟṟa) — without sibling
  • Maltese: waħdu — without sibling
  • Maltese: waħidha — without sibling
  • Maltese: weħidha — without sibling
  • Maltese: waħedha — without sibling
  • Māori: huatahi — without sibling
  • Māori: tautahi — without sibling
  • Portuguese: filho único — without sibling
  • Russian: еди́нственный (jedínstvennyj) — without sibling
  • Spanish: único — without sibling
  • Spanish: hijo único — without sibling
  • Spanish: unigénito — without sibling
  • Tamil: ஒரே (orē) — without sibling
  • Turkish: tek — without sibling
  • Vietnamese: một — without sibling
  • Welsh: unig — without sibling
  • Albanian: vetëm — singularly superior; the best
  • Azerbaijani: birnömrəli — singularly superior; the best
  • Catalan: únic — singularly superior; the best
  • Catalan: única — singularly superior; the best
  • Chinese Mandarin: 獨一無二的 /独一无二的 (dúyīwú'èr de) — singularly superior; the best
  • Chinese Mandarin: 最好的 (zuìhǎo de) — singularly superior; the best
  • Finnish: ainutlaatuinen — singularly superior; the best
  • German: einzigartig — singularly superior; the best
  • Hindi: श्रेष्ठ (śreṣṭh) — singularly superior; the best
  • Hindi: अकेला (akelā) — singularly superior; the best
  • Hungarian: egyetlen — singularly superior; the best
  • Māori: pūharu — singularly superior; the best
  • Persian: تنها (tanhâ) — singularly superior; the best
  • Polish: jedyny — singularly superior; the best
  • Polish: najlepszy — singularly superior; the best
  • Portuguese: único — singularly superior; the best
  • Portuguese: melhor — singularly superior; the best
  • Russian: исключи́тельный (isključítelʹnyj) — singularly superior; the best
  • Russian: наилу́чший (nailúčšij) — singularly superior; the best
  • Russian: еди́нственный (jedínstvennyj) — singularly superior; the best
  • Spanish: único — singularly superior; the best
  • Spanish: singular — singularly superior; the best
  • Spanish: irrepetible — singularly superior; the best
  • Vietnamese: tốt nhất — singularly superior; the best
  • Albanian: vetëm — without others or anything further; exclusively
  • Arabic: فَقَط (faqaṭ) — without others or anything further; exclusively
  • Arabic: بَسّ (bass) — without others or anything further; exclusively
  • Armenian: միայն (miayn) — without others or anything further; exclusively
  • Armenian: մենակ (menak) — without others or anything further; exclusively
  • Asturian: namás — without others or anything further; exclusively
  • Asturian: sólo — without others or anything further; exclusively
  • Azerbaijani: ancaq — without others or anything further; exclusively
  • Azerbaijani: bircə — without others or anything further; exclusively
  • Azerbaijani: yalnız — without others or anything further; exclusively
  • Azerbaijani: sırf — without others or anything further; exclusively
  • Basque: soilik — without others or anything further; exclusively
  • Belarusian: то́лькі (tólʹki) — without others or anything further; exclusively
  • Bulgarian: са́мо (sámo) — without others or anything further; exclusively
  • Bulgarian: еди́нствено (edínstveno) — without others or anything further; exclusively
  • Carpathian Rusyn: лем (lem) — without others or anything further; exclusively
  • Carpathian Rusyn: лиш (lyš) — without others or anything further; exclusively
  • Catalan: només — without others or anything further; exclusively
  • Catalan: tan sols — without others or anything further; exclusively
  • Catalan: sols — without others or anything further; exclusively
  • Catalan: solament — without others or anything further; exclusively
  • Catalan: únicament — without others or anything further; exclusively
  • Chinese Cantonese: 淨係 /净系 — without others or anything further; exclusively
  • Eastern Min Chinese: 儷 /俪 (nâ) — without others or anything further; exclusively
  • Chinese Mandarin: 只有 (zhǐyǒu) — without others or anything further; exclusively
  • Chinese Mandarin: 惟獨 /惟独 (wéidú) — without others or anything further; exclusively
  • Czech: jen — without others or anything further; exclusively
  • Czech: jenom — without others or anything further; exclusively
  • Czech: pouze — without others or anything further; exclusively
  • Czech: jedině — without others or anything further; exclusively
  • Danish: kun — without others or anything further; exclusively
  • Danish: bare — without others or anything further; exclusively
  • Dutch: alleen — without others or anything further; exclusively
  • Dutch: alleen maar — without others or anything further; exclusively
  • Dutch: enkel — without others or anything further; exclusively
  • Dutch: louter — without others or anything further; exclusively
  • Esperanto: nur — without others or anything further; exclusively
  • Estonian: vaid — without others or anything further; exclusively
  • Estonian: ainult — without others or anything further; exclusively
  • Estonian: üksnes — without others or anything further; exclusively
  • Finnish: vain — without others or anything further; exclusively
  • Finnish: ainoastaan — without others or anything further; exclusively
  • French: seulement — without others or anything further; exclusively
  • French: ne...que — without others or anything further; exclusively
  • French: uniquement — without others or anything further; exclusively
  • Middle French: unicquement — without others or anything further; exclusively
  • Fula: tan — without others or anything further; exclusively
  • Fula: tun — without others or anything further; exclusively
  • Galician: só — without others or anything further; exclusively
  • Georgian: მხოლოდ (mxolod) — without others or anything further; exclusively
  • Georgian: -ღა (-ɣa) — without others or anything further; exclusively
  • German: nur — without others or anything further; exclusively
  • German: lediglich — without others or anything further; exclusively
  • German: allein — without others or anything further; exclusively
  • Gothic: 𐌸𐌰𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌴𐌹 (þatainei) — without others or anything further; exclusively
  • Greek: μόνο (móno) — without others or anything further; exclusively
  • Greek: μονάχα (monácha) — without others or anything further; exclusively
  • Ancient Greek: μόνον (mónon) — without others or anything further; exclusively
  • Mbya Guarani: anho — without others or anything further; exclusively
  • Haitian Creole: sèlman — without others or anything further; exclusively
  • Hebrew: רַק (rak) — without others or anything further; exclusively
  • Hindi: ही (hī) — without others or anything further; exclusively
  • Hindi: केवल (keval) — without others or anything further; exclusively
  • Hindi: एकमात्र (ekmātra) — without others or anything further; exclusively
  • Hungarian: csak — without others or anything further; exclusively
  • Icelandic: aðeins — without others or anything further; exclusively
  • Indonesian: hanya — without others or anything further; exclusively
  • Ingrian: vaa — without others or anything further; exclusively
  • Ingrian: ikkee — without others or anything further; exclusively
  • Ingrian: aima — without others or anything further; exclusively
  • Interlingua: solmente — without others or anything further; exclusively
  • Italian: solo — without others or anything further; exclusively
  • Italian: soltanto — without others or anything further; exclusively
  • Italian: solamente — without others or anything further; exclusively
  • Japanese: ...だけ (...dake) — without others or anything further; exclusively
  • Korean: ...만 — without others or anything further; exclusively
  • Korean: 오직 (ojik) — without others or anything further; exclusively
  • Latin: solum — without others or anything further; exclusively
  • Latin: modo — without others or anything further; exclusively
  • Latin: tantum — without others or anything further; exclusively
  • Latin: tantummodo — without others or anything further; exclusively
  • Latvian: tikai — without others or anything further; exclusively
  • Latvian: vienīgi — without others or anything further; exclusively
  • Latvian: vien — without others or anything further; exclusively
  • Macedonian: само (samo) — without others or anything further; exclusively
  • Malay: hanya — without others or anything further; exclusively
  • Malay: sahaja — without others or anything further; exclusively
  • Malayalam: മാത്രം (mātraṁ) — without others or anything further; exclusively
  • Maltese: biss — without others or anything further; exclusively
  • Māori: anahe — without others or anything further; exclusively
  • Māori: anake — without others or anything further; exclusively
  • Marathi: फक्त (phakta) — without others or anything further; exclusively
  • Marathi: केवळ (kevaḷ) — without others or anything further; exclusively
  • Norwegian: bare — without others or anything further; exclusively
  • Old Occitan: solament — without others or anything further; exclusively
  • Old Tupi: anhõ — without others or anything further; exclusively
  • Dari: خالی (xālī) — without others or anything further; exclusively
  • Dari: فقط (faqat) — without others or anything further; exclusively
  • Iranian Persian: فقط (faġat) — without others or anything further; exclusively
  • Pipil: sema — without others or anything further; exclusively
  • Pipil: cema — without others or anything further; exclusively
  • Pipil: semaya — without others or anything further; exclusively
  • Pipil: cemaya — without others or anything further; exclusively
  • Plautdietsch: blooss — without others or anything further; exclusively
  • Polish: tylko — without others or anything further; exclusively
  • Portuguese: apenas — without others or anything further; exclusively
  • Portuguese: somente — without others or anything further; exclusively
  • Romanian: numai — without others or anything further; exclusively
  • Russian: то́лько (tólʹko) — without others or anything further; exclusively
  • Russian: лишь (lišʹ) — without others or anything further; exclusively
  • Serbo-Croatian: само — without others or anything further; exclusively
  • Serbo-Croatian: samo — without others or anything further; exclusively
  • Sicilian: sulu — without others or anything further; exclusively
  • Slovak: len — without others or anything further; exclusively
  • Slovak: iba — without others or anything further; exclusively
  • Slovene: samo — without others or anything further; exclusively
  • Spanish: sólo — without others or anything further; exclusively
  • Spanish: solamente — without others or anything further; exclusively
  • Spanish: solo — without others or anything further; exclusively
  • Spanish: tan solo — without others or anything further; exclusively
  • Spanish: únicamente — without others or anything further; exclusively
  • Spanish: nomás — without others or anything further; exclusively
  • Swedish: bara — without others or anything further; exclusively
  • Swedish: endast — without others or anything further; exclusively
  • Tamil: மட்டும் (maṭṭum) — without others or anything further; exclusively
  • Tarantino: sule — without others or anything further; exclusively
  • Turkish: sadece — without others or anything further; exclusively
  • Turkish: yalnızca — without others or anything further; exclusively
  • Turkish: bir tek — without others or anything further; exclusively
  • Ukrainian: ті́льки (tílʹky) — without others or anything further; exclusively
  • Ukrainian: лише́ (lyšé) — without others or anything further; exclusively
  • Urdu: صرف (sirf) — without others or anything further; exclusively
  • Vietnamese: chỉ — without others or anything further; exclusively
  • Welsh: yn unig — without others or anything further; exclusively
  • Welsh: dim ond — without others or anything further; exclusively
  • Albanian: vetëm — no more than
  • Arabic: فَقَط (faqaṭ) — no more than
  • Armenian: միայն (miayn) — no more than
  • Armenian: մենակ (menak) — no more than
  • Bulgarian: са́мо (sámo) — no more than
  • Burmese: ရုံ (rum) — no more than
  • Catalan: només — no more than
  • Catalan: sols — no more than
  • Catalan: solament — no more than
  • Catalan: únicament — no more than
  • Chinese Cantonese: 淨係 /净系 — no more than
  • Eastern Min Chinese: 儷 /俪 (nâ) — no more than
  • Chinese Mandarin: 只有 (zhǐyǒu) — no more than
  • Chinese Mandarin: 只 (zhǐ) — no more than
  • Czech: jen — no more than
  • Dutch: maar — no more than
  • Dutch: slechts — no more than
  • Finnish: edes — no more than
  • Finnish: vain — no more than
  • French: que — no more than
  • French: seulement — no more than
  • German: nur — no more than
  • German: lediglich — no more than
  • German: bloos — no more than
  • Greek: μόνο (móno) — no more than
  • Ancient Greek: μόνον (mónon) — no more than
  • Hebrew: רַק (rak) — no more than
  • Hindi: केवल (keval) — no more than
  • Hungarian: csak — no more than
  • Icelandic: bara — no more than
  • Indonesian: hanya — no more than
  • Istriot: sulo — no more than
  • Italian: solamente — no more than
  • Japanese: ...だけ (...dake) — no more than
  • Japanese: ...しか (...shika) — no more than
  • Khmer: គ្រាន់តែ (kroan tae) — no more than
  • Korean: 겨우 (gyeou) — no more than
  • Korean: 고작 (gojak) — no more than
  • Lao: ເທົ່ານັ້ນ (thao nan) — no more than
  • Latin: sōlum — no more than
  • Latin: modo — no more than
  • Malay: hanya — no more than
  • Malay: sahaja — no more than
  • Marathi: केवळ (kevaḷ) — no more than
  • Marathi: फक्त (phakta) — no more than
  • Ojibwe: eta — no more than
  • Persian: فقط (faqat) — no more than
  • Plautdietsch: blooss — no more than
  • Polish: tylko — no more than
  • Portuguese: apenas — no more than
  • Portuguese: somente — no more than
  • Romanian: numai — no more than
  • Russian: то́лько (tólʹko) — no more than
  • Russian: лишь (lišʹ) — no more than
  • Serbo-Croatian: само — no more than
  • Serbo-Croatian: sámo — no more than
  • Lower Sorbian: jano — no more than
  • Spanish: solo — no more than
  • Spanish: únicamente — no more than
  • Spanish: solamente — no more than
  • Tamil: தான் (tāṉ) — no more than
  • Thai: เท่านั้น (tâo-nán) — no more than
  • Turkish: sadece — no more than
  • Turkish: yalnızca — no more than
  • Urdu: صرف (sirf) — no more than
  • Venetan: sólo — no more than
  • Vietnamese: chỉ — no more than
  • Volapük: te — no more than
  • Welsh: dim ond — no more than
  • Albanian: vetëm — as recently as
  • Armenian: միայն (miayn) — as recently as
  • Catalan: fa just — as recently as
  • Catalan: fa només — as recently as
  • Czech: až — as recently as
  • Czech: teprve — as recently as
  • Dutch: pas — as recently as
  • Dutch: net — as recently as
  • Finnish: vasta — as recently as
  • Finnish: juuri — as recently as
  • Finnish: vain — as recently as
  • German: erst — as recently as
  • Greek: μόνο (móno) — as recently as
  • Hungarian: csak — as recently as
  • Malay: hanya — as recently as
  • Malay: sahaja — as recently as
  • Polish: dopiero — as recently as
  • Portuguese: apenas — as recently as
  • Portuguese: somente — as recently as
  • Russian: то́лько (tólʹko) — as recently as
  • Russian: всего́ (vsevó) — as recently as
  • Spanish: apenas — as recently as
  • Spanish: solo — as recently as
  • Tamil: தான் (tāṉ) — as recently as
  • Turkish: sadece — as recently as
  • Turkish: yalnızca — as recently as
  • Vietnamese: chỉ mới — as recently as
  • Albanian: vetëm — but
  • Arabic: فَقَط (faqaṭ) — but
  • Arabic: بسّ (bass) — but
  • Arabic: لكن (lākin) — but
  • Belarusian: але́ (aljé) — but
  • Bulgarian: но (no) — but
  • Catalan: però — but
  • Finnish: mutta — but
  • Finnish: jos — but
  • Finnish: sillä ehdolla, että — but
  • Greek: αλλά (allá) — but
  • Greek: μόνο (móno) — but
  • Greek: εκτός (ektós) — but
  • Hindi: पर (par) — but
  • Hungarian: csak — but
  • Khmer: គ្រាន់តែ (kroan tae) — but
  • Khmer: តែ (tae) — but
  • Portuguese: mas — but
  • Portuguese: porém — but
  • Portuguese: todavia — but
  • Portuguese: só que — but
  • Russian: но (no) — but
  • Tamil: ஆனால் (āṉāl) — but
  • Ukrainian: але́ (alé) — but
  • Welsh: ond — but
  • Albanian: vetëm — however
  • Belarusian: адна́к (adnák) — however
  • Bulgarian: обаче (obače) — however
  • Catalan: però — however
  • Catalan: si no fos que — however
  • Czech: jenže — however
  • Finnish: mutta — however
  • French: mais — however
  • Greek: αλλά (allá) — however
  • Greek: μόνο (móno) — however
  • Hungarian: csak — however
  • Khmer: តែ (tae) — however
  • Portuguese: mas — however
  • Portuguese: porém — however
  • Portuguese: todavia — however
  • Russian: то́лько вот (tólʹko vot) — however
  • Russian: но (no) — however
  • Russian: одна́ко (odnáko) — however
  • Ukrainian: одна́к (odnák) — however
  • Ukrainian: проте́ (proté) — however
  • Albanian: vetëm — except
  • Arabic: فَقَط (faqaṭ) — except
  • Catalan: excepte — except
  • Finnish: mutta — except
  • Finnish: paitsi että — except
  • French: sauf que — except
  • Greek: εκτός (ektós) — except
  • Hindi: फकत (phakat) — except
  • Hungarian: kivéve — except
  • Indonesian: anging — except
  • Polish: tyle że — except
  • Portuguese: salvo que — except
  • Portuguese: exceto que — except
  • Russian: за исключе́нием того́, что (za isključénijem tovó, što) — except