simply
and nothing more
How often you will meet it
Rank 869 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 21,140 times across 175,177 chapters — 0.010% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 1,000 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
adverb
- and nothing more also: merely, just, only, but I was merely askingit is simply a matter of time
- (used for emphasis) absolutely also: just I just can't take it anymorehe was just grand as Romeo
- absolutely; altogether; really we are simply broke
- in a simple manner; without extravagance or embellishment also: plainly she was dressed plainlythey lived very simply
simply in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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I simply had to clear up these queer footprints.
The Abandoned Room · Wadsworth Camp · Chapter 1
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One lives there simply for it, and only by it.
The Dream · Émile Zola · Chapter 1
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Simply that M. Favoral was very skillful, and very much self-possessed.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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You simply want me to do impossibilities, and I am only mortal.
Punch — Volume 99, August 16, 1890 · Various · Chapter 1
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They were simply the safety-valves to his superabundant ire, and, like safety-valves in general, made much noise but did no damage.
Snowflakes and Sunbeams · R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne · Chapter 1