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simply

US /ˈsɪmpli/

adverb Foundation · A2 Đời sống hằng ngày

Definition

and nothing more

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

Simply press the green button to start the machine.

Word Family

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simply gốc

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 put
    describing simply put (and nothing more)
  • Medium simply stated
    describing simply stated (and nothing more)
  • Hard simply incompatible with company policy
    describing simply incompatible with company policy (and nothing more)
  • Very Hard cannot simply be wished away
    a collocation phrase: cannot simply be wished away

Learner's English edition · Curated definitions for TOEIC learners.