Only

Definition of only:

part of speech: adjective

One- like: single: this above all others: alone.

part of speech: adjective

Single; alone.

part of speech: adverb

In one manner: for one purpose: singly: merely: barely.

part of speech: adjective

Sole; single; as, the only man there; one and no more.

part of speech: adverb

Singly, merely.

Usage examples for only:

• If Philip only gets that legacy, then I'll be all right! "Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue Keeping Store", Laura Lee Hope.

• If I only had you to go about with me while they were busy I should ask nothing better. "Mrs. Red Pepper", Grace S. Richmond.

• You'll only laugh at me, or he will. "A Frontier Mystery", Bertram Mitford.

• If we only had! "In Her Own Right", John Reed Scott.