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- [ohn-lee too]
- /ˈoʊn li tu/
- /ˈəʊnli tuː/
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- [ohn-lee too]
- /ˈoʊn li tu/
Definitions of only too words
- adverb only too without others or anything further; alone; solely; exclusively: This information is for your eyes only. 1
- adverb only too no more than; merely; just: If it were only true! I cook only on weekends. 1
- adverb only too as recently as: I read that article only yesterday. 1
- adverb only too in the final outcome or decision: You will only regret your harsh words to me. 1
- adjective only too being the single one or the relatively few of the kind: This is the only pencil I can find. 1
- adjective only too having no sibling or no sibling of the same sex: an only child; an only son. 1
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Origin of only too
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English; Old English ānlich, ǣnlich. See one, -ly
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Parts of speech for Only too
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
only too popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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