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انگریزی

mere

gb/mˈɪɹ/ us/mˈɪɹ/
B2 انگریزی
~ 2700
معانی
0 معانی
adjective B2 property
1

small or unimportant

Used to say that something is only what is said and not more important or bigger than that.

استعمال کا انداز: a mere [number/amount/noun]
عام غلطی:
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.
ہم معنی الفاظ
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'.)
متضاد الفاظ
significant (Highlights that something has importance or value, opposite of 'mere' in this sense.)
لفظی تراکیب
a mere child |a mere formality |a mere fraction |a mere handful |a mere coincidence
موضوعات
description |comparison |emphasis |core_vocabulary
مثالیں
  • She lost the race by a mere second.
  • It’s a mere formality before we start the project.
  • He’s a mere child, but already very wise.
  • The repairs cost a mere fifty dollars.
  • The delay was caused by a mere oversight.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
  • The book costs a mere five dollars.
  • He is a mere boy.
  • It is a mere game, not real life.
  • We waited a mere ten minutes.
  • It is a mere formality before the meeting.
اسم archaic C2 entity
2

lake or pond (archaic)

An old word for a lake or pond.

عام غلطی:
Learners may not realize this meaning is old-fashioned and rarely used except in poetry or historical contexts.
ہم معنی الفاظ
lake (Modern, general word for a large body of water inland.) | pond (Smaller than most lakes, often artificial.)
متضاد الفاظ
land (Opposite in that it is solid ground rather than water.)
لفظی تراکیب
shimmering mere |fishing in the mere
موضوعات
nature
مثالیں
  • The castle overlooked a tranquil mere.
  • They set sail across the mere at dawn.
  • Mist hung low over the still mere.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
  • The village is next to a mere.
  • A swan swims in the mere.
  • The castle is near the mere.
گرامر
لغت میں درج شکل
mere
IPA
GB/mˈɪɹ/
US/mˈɪɹ/
ہجا بندی اور زور
mere (1 ہجا)
Stress on 1st syllable (mere)
لفظ کی شکلیں
Adjective
  • Base: mere
  • Comparative: merer
  • Superlative: merest
Noun
  • Base: mere
  • Plural: meres
متعلقہ الفاظ
Forms
meres noun merer adjective merest adjective
Core family
merely adverb B1
عبارات

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.

مثالیں
  • 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.

مثالیں
  • He won by the merest fraction of a second.
  • She gave the merest hint of a smile.
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ہم تھرڈ پارٹی اشتہاری کوکیز یا کراس سائٹ ٹریکنگ پکسلز استعمال نہیں کرتے۔
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