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- Dictionarymere/mɪə/
adjective
- 1. used to emphasize how small or insignificant someone or something is: "questions that cannot be answered by mere mortals" Similar
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1. : being nothing more than. a mere mortal. a mere hint of spice. 2. : having no admixture (see admixture sense 2) : pure. 3. obsolete : being nothing less than : absolute. mere. 2 of 4. noun (1) chiefly British. : an expanse of standing (see standing entry 1 sense 2) water : lake, pool. had seen several boats on an inland mere Yale Review. mere.
MERE definition: 1. used to emphasize that something is not large or important: 2. used to emphasize how strongly…. Learn more.
Mere definition: being nothing more nor better than. See examples of MERE used in a sentence.
used to emphasize how strongly someone feels about something or how extreme a situation is: The mere thought of it (= just thinking about it) makes me feel sick. People became excited at the mere mention of his name. the mere idea / possibility / prospect of something. Fewer examples.
adjective. /mɪə (r)/ /mɪr/ [only before noun] (superlative merest, no comparative) used when you want to emphasize how small, unimportant, etc. somebody/something is. It took her a mere 20 minutes to win. A mere 2 per cent of their budget has been spent on publicity. He seemed so young, a mere boy. You've got the job.
Mere means pure and simple, nothing more and nothing less. If the mere mention of someone's name makes you happy, then just hearing his name — and that alone — is enough to make you smile. Mere can have a little irony attached.
You use mere to emphasize how unimportant or inadequate something is, in comparison to the general situation you are describing.
MERE definition: 1. used to emphasize that something is not large or important: 2. used to emphasize that something…. Learn more.
1. Being nothing more than what is specified: a mere child; a mere 50 cents an hour. 2. Considered apart from anything else: shocked by the mere idea. 3. Small; slight: could detect only the merest whisper. 4. Obsolete Pure; unadulterated. [Middle English, absolute, pure, from Old French mier, pure, from Latin merus .] mere 2. (mîr) n.
mere meaning, definition, what is mere: used to emphasize how small or unimporta...: Learn more.
