"nur" meaning in German

See nur in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /nuːɐ̯/ Audio: De-nur fcm.ogg , De-at-nur.ogg
Rhymes: -uːɐ̯ Etymology: From late Middle High German nuor, contracted from older niwer, newære, from Old High German niwāri, ni wāri (“were it not”). Cognate with Yiddish נאָר (nor), Dutch maar, Old English nǣre. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|nuor}} Middle High German nuor, {{inh|de|goh|niwāri}} Old High German niwāri, {{cog|yi|נאָר}} Yiddish נאָר (nor), {{cog|nl|maar}} Dutch maar, {{cog|ang|nǣre}} Old English nǣre Head templates: {{head|de|adverb||||am {{{2}}}|head=|sort=}} nur, {{de-adv}} nur
  1. only, just, merely, simply Synonyms: bloß, allein
    Sense id: en-nur-de-adv-UwRjF4Zo
  2. ever; at all Synonyms: auch, immer, überhaupt
    Sense id: en-nur-de-adv-hJnUN2VB Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 7 86 6 0
  3. however, though Synonyms: allerdings, jedoch
    Sense id: en-nur-de-adv-x6redyVE
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: nur mehr, nurmehr, nur nicht, nur noch, nur zu

Conjunction

IPA: /nuːɐ̯/ Audio: De-nur fcm.ogg , De-at-nur.ogg
Rhymes: -uːɐ̯ Etymology: From late Middle High German nuor, contracted from older niwer, newære, from Old High German niwāri, ni wāri (“were it not”). Cognate with Yiddish נאָר (nor), Dutch maar, Old English nǣre. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|nuor}} Middle High German nuor, {{inh|de|goh|niwāri}} Old High German niwāri, {{cog|yi|נאָר}} Yiddish נאָר (nor), {{cog|nl|maar}} Dutch maar, {{cog|ang|nǣre}} Old English nǣre Head templates: {{head|de|conjunction}} nur
  1. (chiefly colloquial) but Tags: colloquial Synonyms: aber
    Sense id: en-nur-de-conj-zcKZN4hx
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        {
          "english": "Only ripe cherries may go on the cake.",
          "text": "Nur reife Kirschen dürfen auf den Kuchen.",
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        },
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          "english": "You just have to enter the values and the computer will do the rest.",
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          "merely",
          "merely"
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        {
          "word": "bloß"
        },
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          "word": "allein"
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        {
          "english": "I’ll help you wherever I can.",
          "text": "Ich helfe dir, wo ich nur kann.",
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        }
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        "ever; at all"
      ],
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          "at all"
        ]
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        {
          "word": "auch"
        },
        {
          "word": "immer"
        },
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          "word": "überhaupt"
        }
      ]
    },
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        {
          "english": "We could try. The risks would be very high, however.",
          "text": "Wir könnten es versuchen. Nur wären die Risiken sehr hoch.",
          "type": "example"
        }
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      ],
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        {
          "word": "allerdings"
        },
        {
          "word": "jedoch"
        }
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