How to pronounce merely
Listen to merely in real sentences, spoken by real people in public video clips that play here, on YouTongue. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.
“merely” in real sentences
1000+ clips in the index · 594 American · 927 British · 14 Australian · 12 New Zealand. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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not merely American. It is not merely local.
Oxford Union · hear it here
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we can love even merely future, merely possible people.
Big Think · hear it here
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merely looks authoritative.
The Scottish Parliament · hear it here
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merely around the Hemisphere.
The Royal Society · hear it here
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of merely. Conversation gives you the stress, the vowel reduction and the speed that people actually use — and they differ between accents. YouTongue plays the surrounding sentence, so you hear the word in the rhythm it belongs to.