English language

How to pronounce merely in English?

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Synonyms but, just, only, simply


I was merely asking.

Examples of merely

merely
Critics have long accused him of falseness, of merely acting out assigned roles.
From the abcnews.go.com
This might be a statistical freak by an otherwise average or merely good player.
From the orlandosentinel.com
It merely tells you whether a team is likely to get better or worse this season.
From the online.wsj.com
Did its funding come from Kansas, and was it merely laundered through the group?
From the kansas.com
If it were merely parts and pieces, perhaps there would be no cause for concern.
From the sportingnews.com
By contrast, Intel's quad-core chips merely bundle two dual-core chips together.
From the forbes.com
Beyond merely defensive moves, money managers see some more opportunistic plays.
From the businessweek.com
Messing around on the edges merely renders you more apologist than sartorialist.
From the online.wsj.com
Instead, they are thought to be merely sailing by, destined to go their own way.
From the sciencedaily.com
More examples
  • 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"
  • Mere(a): being nothing more than specified; "a mere child"
  • (mere) a small pond of standing water
  • (mere) bare(a): apart from anything else; without additions or modifications; "only the bare facts"; "shocked by the mere idea"; "the simple passage of time was enough"; "the simple truth"
  • Meru00E9 is a village (and also a parroquia) in the concejo of Llanes, in Asturias. Its population in 2004 was 175, in 84 dwellings.
  • (Mere (lake)) Mere in British English refers to a lake that is broad in relation to its depth, e.g. Martin Mere. A significant effect of its shallow depth is that for all or most of the time, it has no thermocline.
  • (Mere (live album)) Mere is the first live album by Norwegian rock band deLillos.
  • The mere (Mu0101ori pronunciation:u00A0) is a type of short, broad-bladed weapon in the shape of an enlarged tear drop. It was used to strike/jab an opponent in the body or the head (it is misleading to call it a club as described by early visitors to New Zealand) (patu), usually made from Nephrite jade (Pounamu or greenstone)...
  • Only, just, and nothing more