mere
gb/mˈɪɹ/ us/mˈɪɹ/
B2
אנגלית
~ 2700
csupán, mindössze, puszta, tó, tavacska
B2
1
תבנית שימוש:
a mere [number/amount/noun]
She lost the race by a mere second.
Mindössze egy másodperccel vesztette el a versenyt.
It’s a mere formality before we start the project.
Ez puszta formalitás, mielőtt elkezdjük a projektet.
He’s a mere child, but already very wise.
The repairs cost a mere fifty dollars.
The delay was caused by a mere oversight.
דוגמאות ללומדים
The book costs a mere five dollars.
A könyv mindössze öt dollárba kerül.
He is a mere boy.
Ő még csak egy fiú.
It is a mere game, not real life.
We waited a mere ten minutes.
It is a mere formality before the meeting.
טעות נפוצה:
Learners sometimes confuse 'mere' with 'mere' as in 'lake' from older English; also may overuse it in casual speech where 'just' or 'only' would sound more natural.
משמעות
small or unimportant
צירופים
a mere child
|a mere formality
|a mere fraction
|a mere handful
|a mere coincidence
מילים נרדפות
only (More general and common; can be used in more contexts without the connotation of smallness or insignificance.)
|
just (Informal and very common; similar meaning but less formal than 'mere'.)
הפכים
significant (Highlights that something has importance or value, opposite of 'mere' in this sense.)
נושאים
description
|comparison
|emphasis
|core_vocabulary
הגדרה
Used to say that something is only what is said and not more important or bigger than that.
Used to emphasize that something is small, unimportant, or only what is stated, and nothing more.
שם עצם
C2
ARCHAIC
2
The castle overlooked a tranquil mere.
A vár egy nyugodt tóra nézett.
They set sail across the mere at dawn.
Hajnalban vitorlát bontottak, hogy átkeljenek a tavon.
Mist hung low over the still mere.
דוגמאות ללומדים
The village is next to a mere.
A falu egy tó mellett van.
A swan swims in the mere.
Egy hattyú úszik a tóban.
The castle is near the mere.
טעות נפוצה:
Learners may not realize this meaning is old-fashioned and rarely used except in poetry or historical contexts.
משמעות
lake or pond (archaic)
צירופים
shimmering mere
|fishing in the mere
מילים נרדפות
lake (Modern, general word for a large body of water inland.)
|
pond (Smaller than most lakes, often artificial.)
הפכים
land (Opposite in that it is solid ground rather than water.)
נושאים
nature
הגדרה
An old word for a lake or pond.
An archaic or literary term for a lake or pond.
דקדוק
צורת המילון
mere
IPA
GB/mˈɪɹ/
US/mˈɪɹ/
הברות והטעמה
mere (1 הברה)
Stress on 1st syllable (mere)
צורות המילה
Adjective
- Base: mere
- Comparative: merer
- Superlative: merest
Noun
- Base: mere
- Plural: meres
משפחת מילים
Forms
meres
noun
merer
adjective
merest
adjective
Core family
merely
adverb B1
ביטויים
by no means/mere coincidence
1/bˈaɪ nˈoʊ mənzmɚ koʊˈɪnsɪdəns/
fixed phrase
not accidental or unplanned
Used to say that something is not just chance but has a reason behind it.
דוגמאות
- It was by no mere coincidence that they met again.
- Her success was by no mere coincidence; she worked hard for it.
the merest
1/ðə mˈɛɹɪst/
fixed phrase
smallest possible amount
Used to say that something is the smallest possible amount or degree of something.
דוגמאות
- He won by the merest fraction of a second.
- She gave the merest hint of a smile.