BUT


Meaning of BUT in English

n.

Function: adverb

Date: 12th century

1 : ONLY , MERELY <he is but a child>

2 Scottish : OUTSIDE

3 : to the contrary <who knows but that she may succeed>

4 ― used as an intensive <get there but fast>

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.