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| 1. | [ adverb ] and nothing more | |
| Synonyms: | just only merely but | |
| Examples: | "I was merely asking" "it is simply a matter of time" "just a scratch" "he was only a child" "hopes that last but a moment" |
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| Related terms: | bare bare bare | |
| 2. | [ adverb ] (intensifier) absolutely | |
| Synonyms: | just | |
| Examples: | "I just can't take it anymore" "he was just grand as Romeo" "it's simply beautiful!" |
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| Related terms: | intensifier | |
| 3. | [ adverb ] absolutely; altogether; really | |
| Examples: | "we are simply broke" |
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| 4. | [ adverb ] in a simple manner; without extravagance or embellishment | |
| Synonyms: | plainly | |
| Examples: | "she was dressed plainly" "they lived very simply" |
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| Related terms: | modest modest unpretentious unpretentious unpretentious | |
| Similar spelling: |
simplify simple simplex Simpler simpleton |
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