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# solely

«solely» in Mova's school dictionary: **Only; not involving anyone or anything else** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adverb

### meaning for a pupil

1) Only; not involving anyone or anything else. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/solely/#m1)

2) Completely; entirely. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/solely/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

Used in formal and safety writing: "the pool is solely for members", "you are solely responsible". In maths problems it limits what you count: "solely red counters". Phrases: solely responsible, solely for, solely because.

### examples

- This room is solely for teachers. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/solely/#x1)
- She was solely responsible for feeding the dog. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/solely/#x2)
- He won solely because he trained every day. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/solely/#x3)
- Count solely the red counters. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/solely/#x4)
- The money is to be used solely for books. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/solely/#x5)
- The decision is solely yours. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/solely/#x6)
- Having this thought in mind, the story of “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” was written solely to please children of today. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/solely/#x7)

### note

Spelling: sole + ly, one l in sole, so "solely" has two l together. Do not confuse with "soully" (no such word) or "slowly". In maths, "solely" means only include that group.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «solely» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/solely/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.