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Only have vs Have only

Both "only have" and "have only" are correct and commonly used in English. The choice between them depends on the emphasis you'd like to give to the word "only" in the sentence.

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Last updated: December 14, 2024 • 8725 views

Only have

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used when you want to emphasize that the possession or action is restricted to a specific thing or person.

Examples:

I only have one dollar left.
She only has a few minutes to spare.
They only have one chance to win.
We only have two options.
He only has one goal in mind.

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Last updated: November 21, 2024

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Feb 28, 2023 ... I wouldn't only have one son if I want to easily secure succession I have 3-4 sons. This also helps get good traits for your next ruler, and you ...
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I Only Have Two Teeth Left. Does It Make Sense To Keep Them? Dr. Jeffrey Gross · July 24, 2016 · Articles. I really enjoy these questions. It was just ...
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Dec 6, 2022 ... Why do I only have two citation styles in Word and how can I fix it? Image. It's only on my Laptop and my PC, where I have this problem ...
Oct 18, 2018 ... ... output with ID "some_id" and property "value". An output can only have a single callback function. Try combining your inputs and callb…

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have only

Have only

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is also used when you want to emphasize that the possession or action is restricted to a specific thing or person.

Examples:

I have only one dollar left.
She has only a few minutes to spare.
They have only one chance to win.
We have only two options.
He has only one goal in mind.

Show examples from the web [+]
Last updated: November 21, 2024

Jan 15, 2021 ... Using “Episode Filter” I have only the episode with that time in the title downloaded. Works fine except if fills up “New Episodes” with the ...
Jul 15, 2022 ... I had 16.75 gb of space gained in about 8 years by inviting people to join dropbox, and now I got the message that I have only 2 gb. what happened?
Sep 30, 2023 ... Did anyone else decide to have only one child and not struggle with the decision? I'm almost to the point now where I'm worried about why I ...
Aug 5, 2017 ... In I only have a few friends, only modifies the subject I and asserts that the speaker has nothing but a few friends. In I have only a few ...
Jan 20, 2024 ... I have only one but it is a large one. No plans for a second one. I always liked tattoos but could never decide on something I wanted on my body ...
Jan 29, 2011 ... "single function exit point" paradigm available?, or maybe Are multiple return points from a method good or bad?, or Should a function have only ...
Dec 31, 2010 ... Which one is grammatically correct? 1. We have only a piece of bread to eat for lunch. 2. We only have a piece of bread to eat for lunch.
Nov 16, 2022 ... On the days you have only 40%, and you give 40%. You gave 100%.” - Jim Kwik There are some days where you just don't have as much to give as ...
I clicked "Duplicate As Live". I got an error "Live models can have only one dataset". I made sure I only have one dataset (see left side of picture below).
Nov 7, 2023 ... Free plan allows to have only 1 notebook and 50 notes. Oleg UA. Asked by Oleg UA, November 7, 2023.

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