Question

C1  mere  sadece, ancak

Accepted Answer

adjective  /mɪə(r)   / adjective (merest) [only before a noun] mere (adjective)
 /mɪə(r)  
/ adjective (merest)
[only before a noun]
 
 1
(used for emphasizing how small or unimportant sth is) nothing more than
sadece, ancak
 90% of the country's land is owned by a
mere 2% of the population.
 2 used
to say that just the fact that sb/sth is present in a situation is enough to
have an influence
sadece
 The mere thought of giving a speech in
public makes me feel sick.
IDIOM
the
merest
even a very small
amount of sth
ufacık
… dahi
 The merest smell of the fish market made
her feel ill.

Level	C1
Kind	adjective
Front	mere
IPA	/mɪə(r) / adjective (merest) [only before a noun]
Back	sadece, ancak
Back 2	mere (adjective) /mɪə(r) / adjective (merest) [only before a noun] 1 (used for emphasizing how small or unimportant sth is) nothing more than sadece, ancak 90% of the country's land is owned by a mere 2% of the population. 2 used to say that just the fact that sb/sth is present in a situation is enough to have an influence sadece The mere thought of giving a speech in public makes me feel sick. IDIOM the merest even a very small amount of sth ufacık … dahi The merest smell of the fish market made her feel ill.

Merest Adjective Sadece Mere /Mɪə(R) Noun Ancak Small

mere (adjective)