simply
∞
1.0
- adverb
- /ˈsɪmpli/
:
solamente
- Now, it seems to me this is simply a lie.
- simply a matter of
- simply means
- simply ignored
Now, it seems to me this is simply a lie.
- Now, it seems to me this is simply a lie.
- When Wall Street lost, they simply changed the rules.
- And these are people who simply never met anyone.
- And if not, he simply returned it all.
- So most of the mainstream would simply say business as usual.
- And my intent was simply to set up a meeting.
- Instead of doing that, he simply said, show me the way.
- A lot of them will simply evolve into these.
- Yet there's there's a move to simply cancel folks.
- Perhaps they will just simply regain their place.
- I wanted to take a moment this week to simply say I hear you.
- The whole purpose of verification was simply to prevent lawsuits.
- Benign doesn't mean good, it simply means not bad.
- I also do not think you need to simply announce it, right?
- And it's simply simply because of what I eat.
Examples
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Instead of doing that, he simply said, show me the way.
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All you need to do is simply follow the instructions.
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When Wall Street lost, they simply changed the rules.
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And these are people who simply never met anyone.
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I wanted to take a moment this week to simply say I hear you.
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We simply have to pick up most of them.
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Right now, all this is about, simply, is you coming to terms with your situation.
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Some will argue that global market forces should simply be allowed to operate without interference.
Academic text (2011) -
We're going through this elaborate procedure simply out of precaution.
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But if you persist in this search you simply endanger her position and yours.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Only the person, thing, or amount mentioned
∞
1.0
No more than the thing or person mentioned
836
3.1
Only and nothing more
277
2.5
Only and not for any other reason
92
2.9
To say that something is only what it is and not more important
17
1.0
Only a small amount or a short time
Compounds
How Limited
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Simply comes from simple, a word that once meant 'single' or 'one', so simply can mean 'only' or 'nothing more'. So when you say 'I simply wanted to help' you are saying 'I only wanted to help'.