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adverb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
- arrow points to the broader concept
- dashed outline: no word in this language
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Senses
Sense 1 adverb
and nothing more
I was merely asking
Related & opposite
- barea derived from
Sense 2 adjective
exclusive of anyone or anything else
she alone believed him
Related & opposite
- exclusive similar to
Sense 3 adverb
without any others being included or involved
was entirely to blame
Related & opposite
- exclusive derived from
Sense 4 adverb
with nevertheless the final result
He arrived only to find his wife dead
Sense 5 adverb
in the final outcome
These news will only make you more upset
Sense 6 adverb
except that
It was the same story; only this time she came out better
Sense 7 adverb
never except when
call me only if your cold gets worse
Sense 8 adverb
as recently as
I spoke to him only an hour ago
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derived from | Related & opposite | barea |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | exclusive |
| 3 | derived from | Related & opposite | exclusive |