Mere - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |mɪr|  American pronunciation of the word mere
Brit.  |mɪə|  British pronunciation of the word mere

noun

- a small pond of standing water

adjective

- being nothing more than specified
a mere child
- apart from anything else; without additions or modifications (syn: bare, simple)
shocked by the mere idea

Extra examples

...the mere idea of your traveling alone to Europe is ridiculous...

In Poland, the faith has always meant more than mere religion.

The mere suggestion that she might have to scrub the floor filled her with horror.

She lost the election by a mere 20 votes.

He's a mere child.

It can't be a mere coincidence that they left at the same time.

The merest little noise makes him nervous.

The mere thought of food made her feel sick.

The mere fact that the talks are continuing is a positive sign.

The mere mention of blood makes me ill.

He dismissed their theories as mere speculation.

Mere instinct alerted her to the danger.

Critics have dismissed his plan as mere fancy.

It was mere coincidence that brought them together so far from Chicago.

...she prides herself on being an innovator in fashion, and not a mere copyist...

Word forms

noun
singular: mere
plural: meres
adjective
superlative: merest
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