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FYI only definition in the English Cobuild dictionary for learners, FYI only meaning explained, see also 'only just',only too',God knows/God only knows/God ... FYIonlymeaning,FYIonlydefinition|EnglishCobuilddictionary English-FrenchEnglishDefinitionEnglishSynonyms Searchalsoin: Web News Encyclopedia Images Search Synonyms Conjugate Speak Suggestnewtranslation/definition only  InwrittenEnglish,onlyisusuallyplacedimmediatelybeforetheworditqualifies.InspokenEnglish,however,youcanusestresstoindicatewhatonlyqualifies,soitspositionisnotsoimportant.     1    adv  Youuseonlytoindicatetheonethingthatistrue,appropriate,ornecessaryinaparticularsituation,incontrasttoalltheotherthingsthatarenottrue,appropriate,ornecessary.  ADVwithgroup,ADVbeforev  OnlythePresidentcouldauthorizetheuseoftheatomicbomb...,Onlyherewerethepolicevisibleinanystrengthatall...,44-year-oldwomanseekscaring,honestmaleofsimilarageforfriendshipandfun.Genuinerepliesonly...,Abusinesscanonlybebuiltandexpandedonasoundfinancialbase...     2    adv  Youuseonlytointroducethethingwhichmusthappenbeforethethingmentionedinthemainpartofthesentencecanhappen.  ADVcl/prep  Thelawyerispaidonlyifhewins...,TheBankofEnglandinsiststhatitwillcutinterestratesonlywhenitisready...     3    adj  Ifyoutalkabouttheonlypersonorthinginvolvedinaparticularsituation,youmeantherearenoothersinvolvedinit.  detADJ  ShewastheonlywomaninShell'slegaldepartment...,MycatGustafwastheonlythingIhad-theonlycompany.     4    adj  Anonlychildisachildwhohasnobrothersorsisters.  ADJn   5    adv  Youuseonlytoindicatethatsomethingisnomoreimportant,interesting,ordifficult,forexample,thanyousayitis,especiallywhenyouwanttocorrectawrongideathatsomeonemaygetorhasalreadygot.  ADVgroup,ADVbeforev   (=just)  Atthemomentitisonlyatheory...,`I'monlyasergeant,'saidClements...,Don'tgetdefensive,Charlie.Iwasonlyjoking.     6    adv  Youuseonlytoemphasizehowsmallanamountisorhowshortalengthoftimeis.  ADVn/adv    (emphasis)   Childcarseatsonlycostabout£10aweektohire.,...spacecraftguidancesystemsweighingonlyafewgrams...,I'veonlyrecentlymethim.     7    adv  Youuseonlytoemphasizethatyouaretalkingaboutasmallpartofanamountorgroup,notthewholeofit.  ADVn    (emphasis)   Theseareonlyafewofthepossibilities...,OnlyaminorityofthepeoplesupportedtheRevolution.     8    adv  Onlyisusedafter`can'or`could'toemphasizethatitisimpossibletodoanythingexcepttheratherinadequateorlimitedactionthatismentioned.  modalADVinf    (emphasis)   ForamomentIcouldsaynothing.Icouldonlystandandlook...,Thepolicecanonlyguessatthescaleoftheproblem.     9    adv  YoucanuseonlyintheexpressionsIonlywishorIonlyhopeinordertoemphasizewhatyouarehopingorwishing.  ADVbeforev    (emphasis)    (=just)  Ionlywishhewereherenowthatthingsaregettingbetterforme...     10    conj  Onlycanbeusedtoaddacommentwhichslightlychangesorlimitswhatyouhavejustsaid.  INFORMAL   (=but,except)  It'sjustasdramaticasafilm,onlyit'sreal...,Dropinandseemewhenyou'reready.Onlydon'ttaketoolongaboutit.     11    conj  Onlycanbeusedafteraclausewith`would'toindicatewhysomethingisnotdone.  SPOKEN   (=but)  I'dinviteyoutocomewithme,onlyit'ssuchalongway...,I'dbequitehappytogo.OnlyIdon'tknowwhatmykidswouldsayaboutlivingthere.     12    adv  Youcanuseonlybeforeaninfinitivetointroduceaneventwhichhappensimmediatelyafteroneyouhavejustmentioned,andwhichisrathersurprisingorunfortunate.  ADVto-inf  RyletriedtheEmbassy,onlytobetoldthatHughwasinameeting...,Heracedthroughthelivingroom,onlytofindthefrontdoorclosed.     13    adv  Youcanuseonlytoemphasizehowappropriateacertaincourseofactionortypeofbehaviouris.  usuADVadj,alsoADVto-inf    (emphasis)   It'sonlyfairtoletherknowthatyouintendtoapply...,Sheappearedtohavechangedconsiderably,whichwasonlytobeexpected.     14    adv  Youcanuseonlyinfrontofaverbtoindicatethattheresultofsomethingisunfortunateorundesirableandislikelytomakethesituationworseratherthanbetter.  ADVbeforev   (=just)  Theembargowouldonlyhurtinnocentcivilians...,Shesaysthatlegalisingprostitutionwillonlycauseproblems.     15  Ifyousayyouonlyhavetoorhaveonlytodoonethinginordertoachieveorproveasecondthing,youareemphasizinghoweasilythesecondthingcanbeachievedorproved.  ♦ haveonlyto/onlyhaveto    phrase  Vinflects,PHRinf    (emphasis)   Anytimeyouwantababysitter,dear,youonlyhavetoask...,Wehaveonlytoreadthelabelstoknowwhatingredientsareinfoods.     16  Youcansaythatsomethinghasonlyjusthappenedwhenyouwanttoemphasizethatithappenedaveryshorttimeago.  ♦ onlyjust    phrase  PHRbeforev,PHRadv    (emphasis)   I'veonlyjustarrived...,Thesignsofaneconomicrevivalareonlyjustbeginning...     17  Youuseonlyjusttoemphasizethatsomethingistrue,butbysuchasmalldegreethatitisalmostnottrueatall.  ♦ onlyjust    phrase  usuPHRbeforev,PHRwithcl/group    (emphasis)   Forcenturiesfarmerstherehaveonlyjustmanagedtosurvive...,IamoldenoughtoremembertheBlitz,butonlyjust...     18  Youcanuseonlytootoemphasizethatsomethingistrueorexiststoamuchgreaterextentthanyouwouldexpectorlike.  ♦ onlytoo    phrase  PHRadv/adj    (emphasis)   Iknowonlytoowellthatplanscaneasilygowrong...,Whenthenewbabycomesalongitisonlytooeasytoshutouttheothers.     19  Youcansaythatyouareonlytoohappytodosomethingtoemphasizehowwillingyouaretodoit.  ♦ onlytoo    phrase  PHRadj    (emphasis)   I'llbeonlytoopleasedtohelpthemoutwithanyqueries.     20    →   ifonly    →   if    →   notonly    →   not    →   theoneandonly    →   one   TranslationEnglishCobuildCollinsDictionary &nbsp Seealso: onlyjust,onlytoo,Godknows/Godonlyknows/Godaloneknows,haveonlyoneselftoblame/haveno-onebutoneselftoblame CollaborativeDictionary   EnglishCobuild YOLO exp. youonlyliveonce [Fam.]acronym Wirk v. AcultureofinternetonlyjobshascoinedthephraseWirk.WirksimplymeansInternetWork.Internetworkisdefinedbyjobopportunitiesthatdidnotexistbeforetheriseoftheinternetandfurthermoretheworkislikelytobecarriedoutovertheinternetandpaymentreceivedforworkundertakenviatheinternet.Wirkdescribesbothfulltimeandparttimeinternetwork.BecauseofthenatureofWirkandtheabilityforanyonethathasinternetconnectiontoearnmoneyfromWirk,itiscurrentlymorelikelytobeaparttimeoccupationthanfulltime.PaidOnlineQuestionnaires,ContentWriting,SearchMarketingareallexamplesofWirk. Thisisatermrisinginpopularity holistic adj. [med.]oforrelatingtothemedicalconsiderationofthewholepersoninthetreatmentofadisease,notonlyphysicallybutalsotakingintoaccountmentalandsocialfactorsratherthanjustthesymptoms Ex:Thatclinicoffersaholisticmedecineapproachtotreatboththebodyandthemindsometimesevenusingpractisesfromeasterntraditionssuchasmeditationoracupuncture. locavore n. apersonwhosedietconsistsprincipally,ifnotonly,oflocallygrownorproducedfood Ex:HavingconcernsaboutecologicalissuesIbecamealocavoreevenifIhavetomakeconcessionsforstaplessuchascoffee,tea,saltorsugarwhicharedifficulttofindclosetohome holistic adj. [philos.]oforrelatingtoadoctrineofholism;characterizedbytheapproachthatthepartsofsomethingareintimatelyinterconnectedandexplicableonlybyreferencetothewhole Ex:Thelectureremphasizedtheneedforaholisticapproachtofisheries nofrills adj. (aboutaproductorservice)meanttomeetthecustomers'basicrequirements;withnoadd-ons,includingonlythebasicfeatures E.g:It'sanofrillshotel,butverycleanandwithfriendlystaff. ten-printed exp. Expressionusedtomeanthatyouhaveprovidedfingerprintsforallyourfingers,thumbsincluded(i.e.10fingers),asopposedtohavingprovidedonlytwofingerprints. [US];[Adm.]USgov.uponVisarequirement:"Haveyoubeenten-printed?" survivalofthefittest n. lawofevolution,onlythefittestsurvive,theonesthatcanadapt killtwobirdswithonestone exp. todotwothingsatthesametimeusingtheeffortneededtodoonlyone actionspeakslouderthanwords exp. whenyouactithasmoreimpactthatwhenyouspeakonly drastictimescallfordrasticmeasures id. Extremeandundesirablecircumstancesorsituationscanonlyberesolvedbyresortingtoequallyextremeandradicalactions Theprimeministerstated:'Drastictimescallfordrasticmeasures'inordertojustifytheextremelyunpopularausterityactionsintroducedbythegovernmentduringtherecession Youwanttorejectthisentry:pleasegiveusyourcomments(badtranslation/definition,duplicateentries...) Toaddentriestoyourownvocabulary,becomeamemberofReversocommunityorloginifyouarealreadyamember. 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