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mere
adjective
-
mere
,
merer
,
merest
used
to
emphasize
how
small
,
unimportant
,
or
limited
something
is
β’
It
was
a
mere
scratch
,
but
he
insisted
on
seeing
a
doctor
.
It
was
a
mere
scratch
,
but
he
insisted
on
seeing
a
doctor
.
β’
The
mere
thought
of
skydiving
made
his
knees
shake
.
The
mere
thought
of
skydiving
made
his
knees
shake
.
From
Middle
English
mere
,
from
Latin
merus
meaning
β
undiluted
,
pure
β.
noun
a
small
lake
,
pond
,
or
broad
shallow
body
of
water
β’
Swans
glided
across
the
tranquil
mere
at
dawn
.
Swans
glided
across
the
tranquil
mere
at
dawn
.
β’
The
village
sits
beside
a
picturesque
mere
surrounded
by
willows
.
The
village
sits
beside
a
picturesque
mere
surrounded
by
willows
.
Old
English
mere
β
sea
,
lake
,
pool
β,
related
to
Old
High
German
meri
β
sea
β.
noun
a
short
flat
club
,
often
made
of
greenstone
,
used
as
a
traditional
MΔori
hand
weapon
β’
The
chief
carried
a
beautifully
carved
mere
during
the
ceremony
.
The
chief
carried
a
beautifully
carved
mere
during
the
ceremony
.
β’
Museum
visitors
admired
the
jade
mere
displayed
under
soft
lights
.
Museum
visitors
admired
the
jade
mere
displayed
under
soft
lights
.
From
MΔori
mere
,
traditionally
fashioned
from
pounamu
(
greenstone
).
merely
adverb
used
to
emphasize
how
small
,
unimportant
,
or
limited
something
is
;
only
and
nothing
more
β’
It
cost
merely
five
dollars
to
repair
the
bike
.
It
cost
merely
five
dollars
to
repair
the
bike
.
β’
The
kitten
was
merely
six
weeks
old
,
yet
it
explored
the
whole
living
room
.
The
kitten
was
merely
six
weeks
old
,
yet
it
explored
the
whole
living
room
.
From
Middle
English
merely
β
wholly
,
entirely
,β
from
mere
(β
complete
,
pure
β)
+β
-ly
.
adverb
used
to
say
that
someone
is
simply
doing
something
without
any
other
intention
,
claim
,
or
effect
β’
I
didn
β
t
mean
to
offend
you
;
I
was
merely
asking
a
question
.
I
didn
β
t
mean
to
offend
you
;
I
was
merely
asking
a
question
.
β’
She
waved
her
hand
,
merely
signaling
for
silence
.
She
waved
her
hand
,
merely
signaling
for
silence
.
Same
origin
as
Sense
1
:
from
Middle
English
merely
β
wholly
,
entirely
,β
later
narrowed
to
β
only
,
just
.β
summer
verb
to
spend
the
summer
,
especially
in
a
particular
place
β’
They
summer
in
a
small
coastal
town
every
year
to
escape
the
city
heat
.
They
summer
in
a
small
coastal
town
every
year
to
escape
the
city
heat
.
β’
The
wealthy
family
summered
on
their
private
island
in
the
lake
.
The
wealthy
family
summered
on
their
private
island
in
the
lake
.
Verb
use
developed
in
the
16th
century
from
the
noun
,
meaning
β
to
pass
the
summer
(
somewhere
)β.