simply is the dictionary form of simplyest Definition of simply
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"

2
[ adverb ] (intensifier) absolutely

Synonyms

just

Examples

"I just can't take it anymore" "he was just grand as Romeo" "it's simply beautiful!"

3
[ adverb ] absolutely; altogether; really

Examples

"we are simply broke"

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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