- without others or anything further; alone; solely; exclusively: This information is for your eyes only.
- no more than; merely; just: If it were only true!I cook only on weekends, never on weekdays.
- as recently as: I read that article only yesterday.
- in the final outcome or decision: You will only regret your harsh words to me.
- being the single one or the relatively few of the kind: This is the only pencil I can find.
- having no sibling or no sibling of the same gender: Although I had lots of cousins, I was an only child.He was their only son, but they had three daughters
- single in superiority or distinction; unique; the best: the one and only Muhammad Ali.
- but (introducing a single restriction, restraining circumstance, or the like): I would have gone, only you objected.
- except; but: Only for him you would not be here.
- only too,
- as a matter of fact; extremely: I am only too glad to go.
- unfortunately; very: It is only too likely to happen.
- being single or very few in number
- (of a child) having no siblings
- unique by virtue of being superior to anything else; peerless
- one and only
- incomparable; unique
- the object of all one's love
- without anyone or anything else being included; alone
- merely or just
- no more or no greater than
- (intensifier)
- used in conditional clauses introduced by if to emphasize the impossibility of the condition ever being fulfilled
- not earlier than; not…until
- an expression used to introduce a wish, esp one felt to be unrealizable
- never…except when
- only too
- (intensifier)
- most regrettably (esp in the phrase only too true)
- but; however: used to introduce an exception or condition
