Simply — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

and nothing more

absolutely

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈɪmpli/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈɪmpli/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈɪmpli/

2 syllables Say it as /sˈɪmpli/.

Examples

I was merely asking
it is simply a matter of time
just a scratch

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

only just plainly merely but

Parts of Speech

adverb	and nothing more “I was merely asking”
adverb	absolutely “I just can't take it anymore”
adverb	absolutely; altogether; really “we are simply broke”
adverb	in a simple manner; without extravagance or embellishment “she was dressed plainly”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

einfach

und nichts weiter

🇫🇷French

simplement

et rien de plus

🇪🇸Spanish

simplemente

y nada mas

🇮🇹Italian

semplicemente

e niente di più

🇳🇱Dutch

gewoon

en niets meer

🇵🇹Portuguese

simplesmente

e nada mais

🇷🇺Russian

просто

и ничего больше

India

🇮🇳Hindi

केवल

और कुछ नहीं

🇧🇩Bengali

সহজভাবে

এবং আর কিছুই না

🇮🇳Tamil

வெறுமனே

மேலும் எதுவும் இல்லை

🇮🇳Telugu

కేవలం

మరియు ఇంకేమీ లేదు

🇮🇳Marathi

फक्त

आणि आणखी काही नाही

🇮🇳Gujarati

સરળ રીતે

અને વધુ કંઈ નહીં

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸರಳವಾಗಿ

ಮತ್ತು ಹೆಚ್ಚೇನೂ ಇಲ್ಲ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ലളിതമായി

പിന്നെ ഒന്നുമില്ല

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਸ

ਅਤੇ ਹੋਰ ਕੁਝ ਨਹੀਂ

🇵🇰Urdu

بس

اور کچھ نہیں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

简单地

仅此而已

🇯🇵Japanese

単に

そしてそれ以上は何もない

🇰🇷Korean

간단히

그리고 더 이상 아무것도

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đơn giản

và không có gì hơn

🇹🇭Thai

อย่างง่าย

และไม่มีอะไรเพิ่มเติม

🇮🇩Indonesian

hanya

dan tidak lebih

🇵🇭Filipino

simple lang

at wala nang iba pa

🇲🇾Malay

secara ringkas

dan tidak lebih

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ببساطة

ولا شيء أكثر

🇮🇷Persian

به سادگی

و هیچ چیز بیشتر

🇹🇷Turkish

basitçe

ve daha fazlası değil

🇮🇱Hebrew

פָּשׁוּט

ותו לא

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What is the primary definition of the word 'simply'?

The primary meaning of 'simply' is 'and nothing more'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'simply' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'simply' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'simply' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'simply' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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