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–adverb

1.	only as specified and nothing more; simply: merely a matter of form.

Obsolete.

a.	without admixture; purely.

b.	altogether; entirely.

[Origin: 1400–50; late ME mereli. See mere¹, -ly

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adv. And nothing else or more; only: merely a flesh wound.

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merely
adverb
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"

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ˈmerely adverb

simply or only
Example: I was merely asking a question.

Arabic:	مُجَرَّدا، فَقَط
Chinese (Simplified):	仅仅
Chinese (Traditional):	僅僅
Czech:	jenom
Danish:	blot; kun
Dutch:	alleen maar
Estonian:	ainult
Finnish:	ainoastaan
French:	seulement
German:	bloß
Greek:	απλά, μόνο
Hungarian:	csupán
Icelandic:	einungis
Indonesian:	sekadar
Italian:	solamente

Japanese:	単に
Korean:	그저, 단지
Latvian:	tikai; vienīgi
Lithuanian:	paprasčiausiai, tiktai
Norwegian:	utelukkende, blott, bare
Polish:	po prostu, jedynie
Portuguese (Brazil):	meramente
Portuguese (Portugal):	simplesmente
Romanian:	pur şi simplu; doar
Russian:	просто, только
Slovak:	len
Slovenian:	samo
Spanish:	sólo, meramente
Swedish:	bara, endast
Turkish:	sadece