only

/ˈōn-lē/

Middle English, from Old English ānlīc, from ān one

adjective

  1. unquestionably the best : peerless

  2. alone in a class or category : sole

  3. having no brother or sister

is convinced that his team is the only one

adverb

  1. as a single fact or instance and nothing more or different : merely

  2. solely, exclusively

  3. at the very least

has only lost one election

known only to him

conjunction

  1. with the restriction that : but

  2. and yet : however

  3. were it not that : except

you may go, only come back early

they look very nice, only we can't use them