As a Verb or Adjective: 1. To be no others of its kind involved or relevant. English = (be) only. As Modifier: 1. Used immediately next to a verb to mean one thing and one thing alone is involved in the action or happens from the action; or to emphasise a wish or a hope. English = only, exclusively, just, independently. 2. Used immediately next to a verb to mean that the action is small and unimportant. English = just, merely.