simply

[sim-plee]

adverb

1. in a simple manner; clearly and easily.

2. plainly; unaffectedly.

3. sincerely; artlessly.

   to speak simply as a child.

4. merely; only.

   It is simply a cold.

5. unwisely; foolishly.

   If you behave simply toward him, you're bound to be betrayed.

6. wholly; absolutely.

   simply irresistible.

simply

/ ˈsɪmplɪ /

adverb

1. in a simple manner

2. merely; only

3. absolutely; altogether; really

   a simply wonderful holiday

4. (sentence modifier) frankly; candidly

Word History and Origins

Origin of simply¹

First recorded in 1250–1300, simply is from the Middle English word simpleliche. See simple, -ly

Example Sentences

As I traced one of them with my finger, he answered simply that he’d had an operation on his nerves.

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The AI predictions were generated using Microsoft Copilot Chat - we simply asked the tool to 'predict this week's Premier League scores'.

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Many teams in that spot would simply have picked one of them to be their No. 1 and focused their resources on delivering him to the title.

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"Our team has shown how to unlock much more of that surface area by simply changing the way the material is heat-treated," said Professor Majumder.

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According to Haven, they simply prompted the software to use "soulful vocal samples" while creating their song.

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