mere
🇺🇸
/mɪr/
🇬🇧
/mɪə(r)/
adjective
C1
used to show something is very small or not important
A mere two dollars was all I had left.
C1
used to show that something alone is enough to have an effect
The mere thought of spiders makes her nervous.
noun
R
a small lake
We found a mere hidden in the forest.
translation
used to show something is very small or not important; used to show that something alone is enough to have an effect
a small lake
Word Forms
Superlative
merest
Plural
meres
Comparative
merer