simply
In a simple way or stateIn a simple way or state; considered in or by itself; without addition; alone.
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» I simply don't have the time.
У меня просто нет времени. — afyodor
У мене просто немає часу. — deniko
Я просто не маю часу. — deniko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
6 sensesIn a simple way or state; considered in or by itself; without addition; alone.
einfach
про́стоprósto
in a simple manner; without extravagance or embellishment
Plainly; without art or subtlety
Foolishly; stupidly.
(focus)Merely; solely.
I was simply asking a question.
простоprosto, толькоtolʹko, попростуpoprostu
Absolutely, positively.
That was a simply wonderful dessert.
This type of comportment simply won't be tolerated.
absolutely; altogether; really
Frankly.
Simply, he just fired you.
It was, quite simply, the best there was in stock.
Examples
643 sentencesI simply don't have the time.
У мене просто немає часу. — deniko
ruУ меня просто нет времени. — afyodor
Tom was simply doing his job.
Том просто робив свою роботу. — deniko
ruТом просто делал свою работу. — odexed
I simply don't know.
Я просто не знаю. — deniko
ruЯ просто не знаю. — Inego
deIch weiß es einfach nicht. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I'm simply planning ahead.
Я просто планую завчасно. — deniko
ruЯ просто планирую на будущее. — sharptoothed
That's simply not true.
Це просто неправда. — deniko
ruЭто просто неправда. — marafon
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English symply, symplely; equivalent to simple + -ly, with *-lely simplified tFrom Middle English symply, symplely; equivalent to simple + -ly, with *-lely simplified to -ly by haplology.
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Forms
more simply, most simply| Comparative | more simply Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most simply |
regular
Synonyms
95 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Adverbs of manner — Because it is an -ly adverb
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.