26984 words

simply

9 definitions • 13 examples
1
completely or as much as possible:

Examples:

You look simply (= really) beautiful in that dress.
The hunger in parts of Africa is terrible - there's (quite) simply (= without doubt) no other word for it.
2
only:

Examples:

I don't like my job - I simply do it for the money.
3
in an easy way:

Examples:

He explained it as simply as he could, but the class still didn't understand.
4
in a plain way:

Examples:

a simply decorated apartment
5
just; only:

Examples:

I simply don’t trust him.
We simply go to camp, set it up, and spend the weekend.
They voted not simply for him and his party, but against Boris Yeltsin.
6
Simply is sometimes used for emphasis:

Examples:

That simply isn’t so!
7
in a way that is easy to understand or do:

Examples:

To put it simply, we won’t pay until we’ve received the goods we ordered.
8
in a direct way, without using a lot of words:

Examples:

Bowman said simply that "everything was OK."
9
in a plain way, without unnecessary things or decorations:

Examples:

He lived in a simply furnished apartment.
She lived simply, alone with her cat and her books.

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