Simply

Definition: Simply

Simply

Adverb

1. And nothing more; "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".

2. Absolutely; altogether; really; "we are simply broke".

3. In a simple manner; without extravagance or embellishment; "she was dressed plainly"; "they lived very simply".

4. (intensifier) absolutely; "I just can't take it anymore"; "he was just grand as Romeo"; "it's simply beautiful!".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "simply" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1350. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

Synonyms: Simply

Incredulity

The word miscreant, which originally meant simply misbeliever, has now quite another meaning (). See Trench, On the Study of Words, p.

Interpretation

Literally, strictly speaking; in plain, in plainer terms, in plainer words, in plainer English; more simply.

Smallness

Partially, in part; in a certain degree, to a certain degree; to a certain extent; comparatively; some, rather in some degree, in some measure; something, somewhat; simply, only, purely, merely; at least, at the least, at most, at the most; ever so little, as little as may be, tant soit peu, in ever so small a degree; thus far, pro tanto, within bounds, in a manner, after a fashion, so to speak.

Unity

Adverb: singly; Adjective: alone, by itself, per se, only, apart, in the singular number, in the abstract; one by one, one at a time; simply; one and a half, sesqui-.

Crosswords: Simply

Or that He simply doesn´t exist at all, and that we created Him, so that we wouldn't have to feel so small and lonely (Contact; writing credit: Carl Sagan;)

Now, now. If there's a problem I simply pull on this string (Stuart Little 2; writing credit: E.B. White; Douglas Wick)

One does not simply walk into Mordor (The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring; writing credit: Frances Walsh)

But I simply cannot do it alone (Chicago; writing credit: Maurine Dallas Watkins; Bob Fosse)

That simply means the workers weren't paid properly (A Room with a View; writing credit: Ruth Prawer Jhabvala. based on the novel by E.M. Forster.)

It's simply unavoidable (SIMPLY IRRESISTIBLE; performing artist: Robert Palmer)

What's too painful to remember we simply choose to forget ("The Way We Were"; performing artist: Barbra Streisand)

But more than ever I simply love you (I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues; performing artist: Elton John)

Do we simply turn our heads (In the Ghetto; performing artist: Elvis Presley)

And I remember how we'd play simply waste the day away (Our House; performing artist: Madness)

Switzerland is simply a large, lumpy, solid rock with a thin skin of grass stretched over it. (references; author: Mark Twain)

Automatic" simply means that you can't repair it yourself. (references; author: unknown)

A conclusion is simply the place where you got tired of thinking. (references; author: unknown)

Never fear shadows; they simply mean there's a light shining somewhere nearby. (references; author: unknown)

As a man begins to live more seriously within, he begins to live more simply without. (references; author: unknown)

Simply Heavenly (1959)

Simply Irresistable (performing artist: Robert Palmer)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

References

• The 2003 World Market Forecasts for Imported Simply Worked Wood and Wood Railway Sleepers (reference)

• The 2000 Import and Export Market for Simply Worked Wood and Wood Railway Sleepers in The Middle East (reference)

• The 2002 World Forecasts of Simply Worked Wood and Wood Railway Sleepers Export Supplies (reference)

• The 2003 World Forecasts of Simply Worked Wood and Wood Railway Sleepers Export Supplies (reference)

• The World Market for Simply Worked Wood and Wood Railway Sleepers: A 2003 Global Trade Perspective (reference)

  (more reference examples)

Books

• Accounting for the New Business: How to Do Your Own Accounting Simply, Easily, and Accurately (An Adams Business Advisor) (reference)

• How to Deal Simply With Back Pain and Rheumatoid Joint Pain (reference)

• Party Nuts: 50 Recipes for Spicy, Sweet, Savory, and Simply Sensational Nuts That Will Be the Hit of Any Gathering (reference)

• Simply Pillows (reference)

• Those Were the Terrible, Shocking, Sensational, Appalling, Forbidden ... but Simply Wonderful Horror Comics of the 1950'S. (reference)

  (more book examples)

Periodicals

• Simply the Best (reference)

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Theater & Movies

• Simply Red - Live in London (reference)

• Tina Turner - Simply the Best (reference)

• How to Simply Cut Hair (reference)

• Simply the Best : 101 Sports Bloopers (reference)

  (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music

• Simply the Best Classical Anthems (reference)

  (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

High Tech

• Simply Portable One Plus Carrying Case (reference)

• Simply Accounting 9.0 (reference)

  (more camera examples; more video game examples; more computer examples; more electronic examples; more software examples)

Consumer Goods

• Baby Looney Tunes - Crib Set - Simply Bugs and Tweety (reference)

• Simply Calphalon Nonstick Anodized 2-Quart Saucepan with Lid (reference)

  (more baby examples; more wireless phone examples; more garden examples; more kitchen examples; more tool examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Astronomers are concluding that monstrous black holes weren't simply born big but instead ... Credit: NASA.

At anchor, probably in Florida waters, circa 1917-1919. Originally built for the Russian Government, this craft was taken over by the U.S. Navy on 30 October 1917 and commissioned one day later as Greenport Hull 278 (or simply Number 278). She was renamed Russ on 28 November 1917, stricken on 17 June 1919, and sold on 29 March 1921. Credit: NAVY.

Tis a pie, Your Majesty, he said simply, an apple pie. Credit: Library of Congress.

Simply loved bathing Tots and Tony on Nurse's night out. Credit: Library of Congress.

Ed, Cliff says you may be the superb Secretary of the Senate on Capitol Hill but you're simply a swell Santa Claus to him!. Credit: Library of Congress.

Oh! you simply must meet him, the famous Professor McCalculus! : why, he can tell ... Credit: Library of Congress.

Martyrs to duty. Joe simply had to be at the office that day of all days. Credit: Library of Congress.

The eternal feminine. Old Betsy simply couldn't resist the charm of Mrs. Flibbets' lovely ... Credit: Library of Congress.

"Gentlemen, we simply must put Humpty Dumpty together again!". Credit: Library of Congress.

Portrait of Claudia McNeil, as Mamie in Simply Heavenly by Langston Hughes. Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Litigation involving pregnancy, which is "capable of repetition, yet evading review," is an exception to the usual federal rule that an actual controversy must exist at review stages, and not simply when the action is initiated. (reference)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

You simply turn your mind off and say God did it.

Now I propose to disprove his general law by simply giving one instance of its failing

"You're a jerk, Dent," it said simply.

The nineteenth century inherits and profits by its work, and today the social catastrophe which we just now indicated is simply impossible

He told himself that it was simply his room with the door open

Relations are simply a tedious pack of people who haven't got the remotest knowledge of how to live, nor the smallest instinct about when to die.

I am convinced, that if all men were to live as simply as I then did, thieving and robbery would be unknown

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Health

Many modern packaging materials have simply not been tested. (references)

Once in the search area, simply type in Fuchs' dystrophy (or synonyms). (references)

To read more about the following, simply use the Internet address indicated. (references)

Business

Well, put very simply, the answer is local knowledge. (references)

The gaps highlighted here are simply those that are large. (references)

In the past, developers unable to pay off bank loans simply walked away from the problem. (references)

Children

Honduras

Over 75 percent of street children live on the streets because of severe family problems; 30 percent simply were abandoned. (references)

Russia

During this period, the child's case is investigated and his or her guardian is located; however, in 90 to 95 percent of these cases, the police simply return the child to their family or to the institution from which the child ran away. (references)

Civil Liberties

Guatemala

Members of a religion need not register simply in order to worship together. (references)

Economic History

Djibouti

Light industries simply do not exist in Djibouti. (references)

Vietnam

Many of these projects appear to be too challenging and have simply been left unexamined. (references)

Australia

If the bottom line does not appear to receive much gain, they may simply defer the purchase. (references)

Human Rights

Haiti

More often the HNP simply fires officers guilty of flagrant abuses. (references)

Guinea-Bissau

Prison authorities had very little control over inmates, many of whom simply left during the day. (references)

Yemen

Most such prisons are in rural areas controlled by tribes, and many are simply a room in a tribal sheikh's house. (references)

Minorities

Dominican Republic

The adopting parents can simply register a child of any age as their own. (references)

Pakistan

In Punjab in particular, a deadly pattern of Sunni-Shi'a violence in which extremists killed persons because of their membership in rival sectarian organizations, or simply for their religious identification, continued. (references)

Political Economy

SAUDI ARABIA

The government argues that this is simply a reflection of the low cost of domestic oil production. (references)

Political Rights

Malaysia

Even some ruling party municipal officials have noted that local bodies are simply "rubber stamps" for the Government. (references)

Jamaica

Some areas are so dominated by one party that the polls simply closed early and vote counts were taken that resulted in 100 percent (or nearly 100 percent) of the votes being awarded to the dominant party. (references)

Trade

Japan

A fair number of companies have benefited or failed simply as a result of timing. (references)

Travel

South Africa

Callers simply dial 202-647-9225 from the modem. (references)

Portugal

Courtesy, in business and other spheres, is simply expected and easily extended. (references)

Poland

American men are not expected to kiss a Polish woman's hand, but may simply shake hands. (references)

Women

Philippines

Most lower income couples simply separate informally without severing their marital ties. (references)

Morocco

Under Islamic law and tradition, rather than asking for a divorce, a man simply may repudiate his wife outside of court. (references)

Haiti

The law does not prohibit specifically sexual harassment, although the Labor Code simply states that men and women have the same rights and obligations. (references)

Worker Rights

Laos

They simply may be assisting fellow villagers. (references)

Benin

Lastly, "trafic-vente" is simply the outright sale of children. (references)

Belize

Employers and unions set wages in free negotiations, or, more commonly, employers simply establish them. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expressions using "simply": more simply ♦ quite simply ♦ simply beautiful ♦ which originally meant simply misbeliever. Additional references.

Beginning with "simply": simply-administered, simply-far, simply-spoken, simply-stated, simply-supported.

Albanian

vetëm (alone, but, exclusively, just, lonely, merely, nothing but, only, singly, so that, sole, solely, solitary, solus), thjesht (but, merely, open and shut, plain, plainly, purely, without ceremony), me thjeshtësi. (various references)

Arabic 

‏فقط (just, merely, no more, nothing else, only, solely), ‏تماما (all, all right, alright, altogether, completely, decidedly, diametrically, enough, entirely, exactly, fairly, fully, in full, just, ok, okay, okey, perfectly, plumb, precisely, properly, quite, quite so, right, sharp, smack, so far so good, stark, stock, thoroughly, through and through, totally, utterly, very, well, wholly, wide), ‏بكل بساطة (merely), ‏بوضوح (apparently, clear, clearly, distinctly, evidently, fairly, obviously, overtly, patently, plain, plainly, pointedly, sharply, visibly), ‏ببساطة (artlessly, frugally, plain, purely). (various references)

Bulgarian 

съвсем (all, altogether, clean, clear, completely, directly, dooms, fairly, just, largely, most, plain, precious, quite, real, regularly, sopping, spang, thoroughly, to the core, to the wide, totally, up, well, wholly, wide), скромно (decently, frugally, humbly, meanly, quiet, quietly), само (auto, barely, but, entirely, just, merely, nothing but, only, purely, solely), много (almighty, amain, awfully, bally, deep, dozens, ever so, good deal, great deal, greatly, heartily, high, highly, hundreds, immensely, jolly, loads of, lot, lots of, many, mint, much, nice and, only too, passing, plenty, power, quantities, quantity, real, right, sight, sopping, sorely, terrifically, thumping, to a large degree, to death, unco, unusually, vastly, very, very many, very much indeed), лесно (cheap, cheaply, easily, easy, facilely, readily), просто (barely, commonly, just, merely, purely). (various references)

Chinese 

簡直 (at all), 简单地 (Plainly), 根本 (at all, basic, fundamental, root), 只是 (but, merely, only). (various references)

Czech

pouze (alone, just, merely, nothing but, only, purely). (various references)

Danish

overflademanifestationer (accompanied by surface manifestations of thermal activity, but not always, such as geysers and fumaroles;but the converse is not necess arily true.Surface manifestations may simply be heat leakages through occasional cracks in a generally impervious formation.(Cf.champ de haute enthalpie no 5304), surface manifestations, The presence of a hyper-thermal field is usually), mellem disse to ydertilfaelde kan kornene have mere eller mindre foretrukken orientering,man betegner dette som foretrukken orientering eller enklere som tekstur (between these two extremes the grains may show various degrees of preferred orientation, or more simply texture, to which is given the term crystallographic orientation texture), kontinuerligt brofag (simply supported span), frit støttet (simply supported), forsoegene blev foretaget med fissionsprodukter, som befandt sig i ligevaegt med de respektive datterprodukter (the experiments were conducted with fission products which were in a state of equilibrium with their respective radioactive daughter products ( sometimes referred to simply as radioactive daughters )), for at nedsaette samtaleafbrydelsesimpedansen indskyder man en kondensator (the impedance of the cut-out can be reduced simply by shunting it with the capacitor), en boreplatform kan baere hele boreinstallationen,herunder alt tilhoerende udstyr,eller ogsaa kun omfatte boretaarnet,idet de oevrige installationer saa findes ombord paa en forsyningslaegter (including the ancillary facilities, or simply the derrick, the other equipment being placed on a tender, the platform may either carry all the drilling equipment), disse fibre,som man kan goere synlige ved saerlige aetsemidler,danner det,der kaldes primaer liniestruktur eller enklere:fiberstruktur (the structure which is revealed when these fibres are etched with specific copperbase reagents is known as a primary banded structure or simply). (various references)

Dutch

vrij opgelegd (simply supported), tussen deze beide extremen kunnen de korrels een min of meer duidelijke voorkeursoriëntatie hebben;men noemt dit een georiënteerde structuur of wel-eenvoudiger gezegd-een textuur (between these two extremes the grains may show various degrees of preferred orientation, or more simply texture, to which is given the term crystallographic orientation texture), overspanning uit één stuk (simply supported span), oppervlakteverschijnselen (accompanied by surface manifestations of thermal activity, but not always, such as geysers and fumaroles;but the converse is not necess arily true.Surface manifestations may simply be heat leakages through occasional cracks in a generally impervious formation.(Cf.champ de haute enthalpie no 5304), surface manifestations, The presence of a hyper-thermal field is usually), op het platform kan de hele boorinstallatie met toebehoren staan of alleen de boortoren waarbij de andere installaties op een tender zijn geplaatst (including the ancillary facilities, or simply the derrick, the other equipment being placed on a tender, the platform may either carry all the drilling equipment), nog slechts geheel subsidiaire toepassing (rule retained simply to deal with residual cases), ligger op twee steunpunten (simple beam, simply-supported beam), ligger (beam, binder, longitudinal bar, pile cap, simple beam, simply-supported beam, sleeper), deze vezels,die men door speciale etsmiddelen zichtbaar kan maken,vormen de primaire banenstructuur of eenvoudigweg vezelstructuur (the structure which is revealed when these fibres are etched with specific copperbase reagents is known as a primary banded structure or simply), de experimenten zijn verricht met splijtingsprodukten die in een evenwichtstoestand met hun dochternucliden verkeerden (the experiments were conducted with fission products which were in a state of equilibrium with their respective radioactive daughter products ( sometimes referred to simply as radioactive daughters )), balk (beam, girder). (various references)

Farsi 

واقعا (Bodily, Indeed, Quite, Really, Verily), حقیقتا (Indeed, Verily), بسادگی . (various references)

Finnish

suorastaan (absolutely, downright, positively), yksinkertaisesti (plainly), pelkästään (merely, only), kerrassaan (altogether, entirely, perfectly). (various references)

French

simplement. (various references)

German

einfach (easily, easy, elemental, elementary, facile, frugal, homely, homespun, humble, humbly, just, no-frills, one way, ordinary, plain, plainly, quiet, rude, simple, simpleminded, single, single entry, straightforward, uncluttered, uncomplex, uncomplicated, unit, unpretentious, unpretentiously, unsophisticated). (various references)

Greek 

απλά (expanse, naturally, neatly). (various references)

Hebrew 

פשוט (common, elementary, lowly, matter of fact, neat, obvious, ordinary, petty, plain, simple, simplification, straightforward, unvarnished), אך ורק (exclusively, only, purely, solely), גרדא (exclusively, only, solely), בפשטות. (various references)

Hungarian

egyszerűen (artlessly, austerely, frugally, lowly, plainly, severely), csupán (but, merely, only), csak (alone, but, exclusively, just, merely, nothing short of, only, solely). (various references)

Indonesian

semata-mata (exclusively, merely), hanya (just, merely), belaka (entirely, just, mere, only, quite). (various references)

Italian

semplicemente (just, merely, plain, straightforwardly), semplice (artless, easy, greenly, homely, ingenuous, mere, modest, modeste, naive, ordinary, plain, rustic, simple, simpleminded, single, straightforward, unaffected, unit). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

啻に (merely, only), 単に (merely, only, solely). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

たんに (merely, only, solely), ただに (merely, only). (various references)

Korean 

간단하게. (various references)

Pig Latin

implysay.(various references)

Portuguese

simplesmente (clean, merely, plainly, purely). (various references)

Portuguese Brazilian

simplesmente. (various references)

Romanian

simplu (agrestic, artless, austere, average, bald, bare, common, easy, elementary, grave, home-bred, homely, homespun, humble, humbly, mere, modest, natural, neat, patriarchal, plain, plainly, primitive, pure, quiet, ready, russet, segregate, simple, simple minded, single, singular, soft-headed, straight, straightforward, unaffected, unassuming, undisguised, unpretending, unpretentious, unsophisticated, unvarnished), pur şi simplu (downright, just, literally, merely), numai (alone, barely, but, exclusively, just, mere, merely, none but, only, solely), frumuşel (comely, dinky, gently, good looking, pretty, slowly, tidy), categoric (absolute, absolutely, beyond peradventure, categorical, categorically, clear, curt, decided, decisive, definite, definitely, dogmatic, downright, emphatic, explicit, explicitly, flat, flatly, formal, much, on the dead, peremptorily, peremptory, plump, positive, positively, Square, stiff, unanswerable, unbending, unqualified). (various references)

Russian 

просто (artlessly, just, merely, plainly). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

prosto (just), jednostavno. (various references)

Spanish

simplemente (merely, plainly). (various references)

Swedish

helt enkelt (just, nothing less than, plain, plainly). (various references)

Thai

เพียงแค่นั้น, อย่างแท้จริง (easily, indeed, literally, sincerely), อย่างตรงไปตรงมา (directly, frankly), อย่างง่ายๆ. (various references)

Turkish

sadece (barely, but, exclusively, hardly, itself, just, merely, nigh but, nothing but, nothing else, only, only just, purely, scarcely, solely), sade bir şekilde, sırf (exclusively, mere, merely, only, pure, purely, sheer, solely, stark, very), yanız, yalın biçimde, tamamen (absolutely, all, altogether, at large, bang, bang on, chock, clean, clear, completely, dead, definitely, downright, entirely, exactly, fair, fully, heart and soul, hollow, holo-, hopelessly, in the highest degree, in toto, neck and crop, off, out and out, outright, perfectly, plenty, precious, properly, quite, richly, roundly, sheer, staring, stark, thoroughly, thro, through, through and through, thru, thru and thru, up to the hilt, utterly, well, whole, wholly, wide), basitçe (simplistic, vulgarly), açıkça (above board, avowedly, bluntly, clear, clearly, cloudlessly, declaredly, definitely, directly, distinctly, downright, evidently, expressly, fairly, flatly, frankly, in round terms, manifestly, nakedly, openly, outright, outspokenly, plainly, plump, point blank, professedly, roundly, straight out), özentisiz. (various references)

Turkmen 

keяpine (just so, simply so). (various references)

Ukrainian

скромно (coyly, decently, humbly, lowly, maidenlike), щиро (cordially, ex animo, genuinely, heartily, openly, outspokenly, sincerely), буквально (literally, literatim, verbally), безглуздо (absurdly, obtusely, wantonly), просто (artlessly, bang, clean, merely). (various references)

Vietnamese 

chỉ là; thường là đơn giản mộc mạc; hồn nhiên. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.