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only meaning in Dutch

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only (alone in a category)
adjective
[UK: ˈəʊn.li]
[US: ˈoʊn.li]

enigbijvoeglijk naamwoord

only (as recently as)
adverb
[UK: ˈəʊn.li]
[US: ˈoʊn.li]

netbijwoord

pasbijwoord

only (no more than)
adverb
[UK: ˈəʊn.li]
[US: ˈoʊn.li]

maarbijwoord

slechtsbijwoord

only (without others or anything further; exclusively)
adverb
[UK: ˈəʊn.li]
[US: ˈoʊn.li]

alleenbijwoord

alleen maarbijwoord

enkelbijwoord

louterbijwoord

only child [only children] (person who has no siblings)
noun
[UK: ˈəʊn.li tʃaɪld]
[US: ˈoʊn.li ˈtʃaɪld]

enig kindsubstantief
{n}

a chain is only as strong as its weakest link (aphorism)
phrase

de keten is zo sterk als haar zwakste schakelphrase

if and only if (implies and is implied by)
conjunction
[UK: ɪf ənd ˈəʊn.li ɪf]
[US: ˈɪf ænd ˈoʊn.li ˈɪf]

als en slechts alsvoegwoord

dan en slechts dan alsvoegwoord

if only (signifies a wish)
conjunction
[UK: ɪf ˈəʊn.li]
[US: ˈɪf ˈoʊn.li]

or use auxiliary hebben with inversion and maarvoegwoord

was het maar zo datvoegwoord

not only … but also conjunction

niet alleen … maar ookvoegwoord

read-only (capable of being read but not written)
adjective
[UK: riːd ˈəʊn.li]
[US: riːd ˈoʊn.li]

alleen-lezenbijvoeglijk naamwoord

sonly (of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a son)
adjective

zoonlijkbijvoeglijk naamwoord