"simply" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /ˈsɪmpli/ Audio: en-us-simply.ogg Forms: more simply [comparative], most simply [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English symply, symplely; equivalent to simple + -ly, with *-lely simplified to -ly by haplology. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|symply}} Middle English symply, {{affix|en|simple|-ly}} simple + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} simply (comparative more simply, superlative most simply)
  1. (manner) In a simple way or state; considered in or by itself; without addition; alone. Translations (in a simple manner): ἁπλῶς (haplôs) (Ancient Greek), apalki (Basque), просто (prosto) (Bulgarian), simplement (Catalan), senzillament (Catalan), simple (Esperanto), yksinkertaisesti (Finnish), simplement (French), simplemente (Galician), einfach (German), απλά (aplá) (Greek), egyszerűen (Hungarian), einfaldlega (Icelandic), semplicemente (Italian), in parole povere (Italian), simpliciter (Latin), tiesiog (Lithuanian), ലളിതമായി (laḷitamāyi) (Malayalam), sîmpliément (Norman), rett og slett (Norwegian), ganske enkelt (Norwegian), intet mindre enn (Norwegian), simpelthen (Norwegian Bokmål), po prostu (Polish), simplesmente (Portuguese), про́сто (prósto) (Russian), naprosto (Serbo-Croatian), preprosto (Slovene), simplemente (Spanish), sencillamente (Spanish), helt enkelt (Swedish), basitçe (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-simply-en-adv-tiWg-WO3 Topics: manner Disambiguation of 'in a simple manner': 39 25 27 0 4 5
  2. (manner) Plainly; without art or subtlety Synonyms: clearly, obviously, unquestionably
    Sense id: en-simply-en-adv-3OX~ukf- Topics: manner
  3. (manner) Foolishly; stupidly.
    Sense id: en-simply-en-adv-~eQR7SK- Topics: manner
  4. (focus) Merely; solely. Tags: focus Synonyms: just, merely Translations (merely, solely): само (samo) (Bulgarian), vain (Finnish), csak (Hungarian), csupán (Hungarian), mindössze (Hungarian), modo (Latin), sōlum (Latin), blooss (Plautdietsch), po prostu (Polish), просто (prosto) (Russian), только (tolʹko) (Russian), попросту (poprostu) (Russian), simplemente (Spanish), sadece (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-simply-en-adv-tRphdLCv Disambiguation of 'merely, solely': 2 2 2 88 2 5
  5. (degree) absolutely, positively. Synonyms: very, very
    Sense id: en-simply-en-adv-~Al7PxqZ
  6. Frankly. Synonyms: honestly, actually
    Sense id: en-simply-en-adv-jEuFoCP- Categories (other): Ancient Greek links with redundant wikilinks, English entries with incorrect language header, English haplological words, English terms suffixed with -ly, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Basque translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Lithuanian translations, Terms with Malayalam translations, Terms with Norman translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Plautdietsch translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Slovene translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of Ancient Greek links with redundant wikilinks: 25 7 7 1 8 51 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 5 1 0 1 78 Disambiguation of English haplological words: 13 8 3 0 3 73 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly: 11 8 3 0 0 78 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 11 5 4 0 0 80 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 8 4 4 0 0 85 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 4 4 0 0 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 18 6 6 0 7 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Basque translations: 7 8 3 0 3 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 10 9 3 0 3 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 7 8 3 0 3 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 5 2 2 0 0 90 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 7 8 3 0 3 80 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 9 4 2 0 0 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 7 8 3 0 3 80 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 7 3 3 0 3 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 15 3 3 0 0 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 15 7 2 0 3 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 7 8 3 0 3 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 5 2 2 0 0 90 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 5 2 2 0 0 90 Disambiguation of Terms with Lithuanian translations: 8 8 3 0 3 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Malayalam translations: 5 2 2 0 0 90 Disambiguation of Terms with Norman translations: 8 8 3 0 3 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 8 9 3 0 4 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 7 8 3 0 3 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Plautdietsch translations: 2 1 1 0 0 97 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 11 16 8 0 2 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 7 6 2 0 2 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 5 2 2 0 0 90 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 9 7 3 0 3 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovene translations: 8 8 3 0 3 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 6 2 2 0 0 91 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 6 7 2 0 3 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 6 7 2 0 3 81
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: purely and simply, simply connected Related terms: single
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          "ref": "1791, Charlotte Smith, Celestina, Broadview, published 2004, page 179:",
          "text": "Mrs. Thorold had told her sons that a young lady was visiting at the house, whose history she had given them in short hand, describing her as a dependent on the late Mrs. Willoughby, whom her son had very simply intended to marry at Alvestone […].",
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          "text": "I was simply asking a question.",
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          "ref": "2013 June 1, “Ideas coming down the track”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8838, page 13 (Technology Quarterly):",
          "text": "A “moving platform” scheme[…]is more technologically ambitious than maglev trains even though it relies on conventional rails.[…]This set-up solves several problems […]. Stopping high-speed trains wastes energy and time, so why not simply slow them down enough for a moving platform to pull alongside?",
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          "ref": "2019 May 21, Dylan Curran, “Facial recognition will soon be everywhere. Are we prepared?”, in The Guardian:",
          "text": "Rather than scanning a boarding pass or handing over a passport, you simply stare into a camera and you’re verified.",
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          "text": "That was a simply wonderful dessert.",
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          "ref": "1972, Al Green (lyrics and music), “Simply Beautiful”:",
          "text": "What about the way you love me? / And the way you squeeze me? / Simply beautiful",
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