Meaning

6 senses
  1. In a simple way or state; considered in or by itself; without addition; alone.

    einfach

    про́стоprósto

    in a simple manner; without extravagance or embellishment

  2. Plainly; without art or subtlety

  3. Foolishly; stupidly.

  4. (focus)Merely; solely.

    I was simply asking a question.

    простоprosto, толькоtolʹko, попростуpoprostu

  5. Absolutely, positively.

    That was a simply wonderful dessert.

    This type of comportment simply won't be tolerated.

    absolutely; altogether; really

  6. Frankly.

    Simply, he just fired you.

    It was, quite simply, the best there was in stock.

Examples

643 sentences
  1. I simply don't have the time.

    У мене просто немає часу. — deniko

    ruУ меня просто нет времени. — afyodor

  2. Tom was simply doing his job.

    Том просто робив свою роботу. — deniko

    ruТом просто делал свою работу. — odexed

  3. I simply don't know.

    Я просто не знаю. — deniko

    ruЯ просто не знаю. — Inego

    deIch weiß es einfach nicht. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  4. I'm simply planning ahead.

    Я просто планую завчасно. — deniko

    ruЯ просто планирую на будущее. — sharptoothed

  5. That's simply not true.

    Це просто неправда. — deniko

    ruЭто просто неправда. — marafon

Translations

8 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
in a simple manner:
merely, solely:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
in a simple manner:

Origin

From Middle English symply, symplely; equivalent to simple + -ly, with *-lely simplified t

From Middle English symply, symplely; equivalent to simple + -ly, with *-lely simplified to -ly by haplology.

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Forms

more simply, most simply
Comparativemore simply Lesson
Superlativemost simply

regular

Synonyms

95 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

4 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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