simply
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1.0
- adverb
- /ˈsɪmpli/
:
simplemente
- And what might look like luck to you is simply hard work paying off.
- quite simply
- simply wrong
- simply too
Where there is no trust, music quite simply Withers away.
- Where there is no trust, music quite simply Withers away.
- The common sense of what you're saying just simply isn't there.
- Well, in my experience, quite simply, success is happiness.
- But it turns out that is simply and scientifically wrong.
- The demand for drugs quite simply will not go away.
- So the answer to more cars is simply not to have more roads.
- OK, this is the, this is the simply the greatest snatch ever.
- I said your physical energy capacity is simply not what mine is.
Examples
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The plan failed simply because no one followed it.
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So the answer to more cars is simply not to have more roads.
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Welcome to what has become, quite simply, the biggest event in the history of racing.
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The international system in its current form is simply not up to the task.
Academic text (2008) -
Historian Peter Hart put it simply, it was a disaster.
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His hope rests simply with God, not with himself.
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The breakup of Yugoslavia was simply the last act of a long play.
Academic text (2008) -
She was simply the best candidate for the job.
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His explanation was simply confusing to everyone.
Synonyms
∞
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Shows that something is true or certain
∞
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Used to show a strong feeling or quality
∞
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Showing that something is true or will happen without any doubt
∞
1.0
Completely and without any doubt
∞
1.0
In a way that is easy to see or understand
∞
1.0
To be complete with nothing left out
∞
1.0
To emphasize and agree that something is true
∞
1.0
Shows that something is true, often when it is different from what was said
∞
1.0
In a way that leaves no doubt
815
3.5
To stress that something really happened, not just as an exaggeration
775
1.0
Completely, to show that something is true
470
3.4
Show that something is exactly right or that you agree
185
3.5
It is clear from facts or signs
84
3.4
Completely in every way
68
1.8
In a clear and obvious way that is easy to understand
45
4.6
In a firm way that shows no doubt
38
5.5
In a strong, definite way that shows no doubt
37
6.9
In a clear way that leaves no doubt
35
6.5
In a clear, certain way without any doubt
29
4.4
In a clear way that leaves no doubt
27
3.9
In a way that proves something and leaves no doubt
19
5.5
Can be clearly shown to be true by facts or proof
16
4.2
In a very clear, direct way that leaves no doubt
13
4.1
In a very clear way that people cannot mistake
8
2.3
Totally and without any doubt
7
2.3
Says that something is certainly true
5
5.2
Completely true in every possible way or meaning
4
9.9
People often say it in old or formal language to show truth
1
9.1
In a way that no one can doubt
1
6.7
To show strongly that something is true
1
5.8
Clearly and without any doubt
In a complete and direct way, without any doubt
Compounds
How Certain
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Simply comes from the word simple (from Latin simplex) which meant 'plain' or 'single', so simply began as 'in a plain or clear way'. That's why when you say 'He was simply the best' you mean 'completely the best'.