Information about the word merely (English → Esperanto: nur)

Synonyms: but, just, only, simply, solely

Part of speechadverb
Pronunciation/ˈmɪə̯lɪ/
Hyphenationmere·ly
Shavian alphabet𐑥𐑽𐑤𐑦

Usage samples

Friday’s agreement merely buys time for Greece to seek a long‐term deal with the Eurogroup.
Jordan has not merely put old wine into new bottles; he has clothed old bones with new flesh.
This is, of course, not the first time large sectors of the left—in Brazil and beyond—have found themselves rooting for the success of a brutal right‐wing dictator merely to spite the West.

Translations

Afrikaansslegs; bloot
Dutchslechts; alleen; alleen maar; enkel; enkelijk
Esperantonur
Frenchne … que
Germannur