SIMPLY


Meaning of SIMPLY in English

Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.

1.

You use ~ to emphasize that something consists of only one thing, happens for only one reason, or is done in only one way.

The table is ~ a chipboard circle on a base...

Most of the damage that’s occurred was ~ because of fallen trees...

= just

ADV: ADV before v, ADV with cl/group emphasis

2.

You use ~ to emphasize what you are saying.

This sort of increase ~ cannot be justified...

So many of these questions ~ don’t have answers...

= just

ADV: ADV before v, ADV adj emphasis

3.

see also simple

Collins COBUILD.      Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) .