simply
US /ˈsɪmpli/
Definition
and nothing more
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
Simply press the green button to start the machine.
Word Family
Synonyms
- merelyand nothing more
- justused especially of what is legally or ethically right or proper or fitting; - A.Lincoln
- plainlyunmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly')
Collocations
- Easy simply putdescribing simply put (and nothing more)
- Medium simply stateddescribing simply stated (and nothing more)
- Hard simply incompatible with company policydescribing simply incompatible with company policy (and nothing more)
- Very Hard cannot simply be wished awaya collocation phrase: cannot simply be wished away
Learner's English edition · Curated definitions for TOEIC learners.