only


only (http://definr.com/only)

     adj 1: being the only one; single and isolated from others; "the
            lone doctor in the entire county"; "a lonesome pine";
            "an only child"; "the sole heir"; "the sole example";
            "a solitary instance of cowardice"; "a solitary speck
            in the sky" [syn: lone(a), lonesome(a), only(a),
             sole(a), solitary(a)]
     2: exclusive of anyone or anything else; "she alone believed
        him"; "cannot live by bread alone"; "I'll have this car
        and this car only" [syn: alone(p)]
     adv 1: and nothing more; "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" [syn: merely,
             simply, just, but]
     2: without any others being included or involved; "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"
        [syn: entirely, exclusively, solely, alone]
     3: with nevertheless the final result; "He arrived only to find
        his wife dead"; "We won only to lose again in the next
        round"
     4: in the final outcome; "These news will only make you more
        upset"
     5: except that; "It was the same story; only this time she came
        out better"
     6: never except when; "call me only if your cold gets worse"
        [syn: only if, only when]
     7: as recently as; "I spoke to him only an hour ago"