ばかり — meaning in English

English meaning

• adjacent adj Right next to something else, or sharing a border with it.
• just adj Fair, morally right, and reasonable.
• merely adv Only, and nothing more than; simply.

Senses

ばかり is used for these senses in English:

• adjacent (figuratively, postpositive) Related to; suggestive of; bordering on.
• just Moments ago, only very recently.
• merely (focus) Without any other reason etc.; only, just, and nothing more. [from 16th c.]

adjacent — full definition

1. adj Right next to something else, or sharing a border with it.
2. adj Closely related to or bordering on something in a more abstract sense.

just — full definition

1. adj Fair, morally right, and reasonable.
2. adv Only, simply, or merely.
3. adv Very recently, or a very short time ago.
4. adv Exactly or precisely.

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