except that; but:he is still a young man, only he seems older because of his careworn expressionthe place was like school, only better
ზედსართავი
Universal
alone of its or their kind; single or solitary:the only medal we had ever wonhe was an only child
alone deserving consideration:it’s simply the only place to be seen these days
ზმნისართი
Universal
1and no one or nothing more besides; solely:there are only a limited number of tickets availableonly their faith sustained them
no more than (implying that more was expected); merely:deaths from heart disease have only declined by 10 per centshe was still only in her mid thirties
2no longer ago than:genes that were discovered only last year
not until:a final report reached him only on January 15
3 [with infinitive] with the negative or unfortunate result that:she turned into the car park, only to find her way blocked
[with modal] in an inevitable but undesirable way:rebellion will only bring more unhappiness
only just
by a very small margin; almost not:the building survived the earthquake, but only just
very recently:I’d only just arrived back from Paris
only too ——
used to emphasize that something is the case to an extreme or regrettable extent:you should be only too glad to be rid of him
