simply

simply
sim|ply [ `sımpli ] adverb ***
1. ) in a way that is not complicated or confusing:
I've stated my intention as simply as possible.
a ) to put it simply or simply put used for saying that you are explaining something in a clear and simple way:
To put it simply, he was fired.
2. ) completely or as much as possible:
I'd had a hard day and was simply exhausted.
Joe was simply astounded to hear their news.
3. ) used for emphasizing that what you are saying is nothing more than what you say it is:
The reason we didn't come was simply because of the rain.
quite simply: She failed because, quite simply, she didn't try hard enough.
4. ) in a very ordinary or plain way:
We live very simply and don't spend a lot of money.

Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.

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