simply

Definition

  • adverb: nothing more than
  • adverb: without ambiguity
  • used to stress the simple truth of a description or statement
  • synonyms: along, merely, solely

Examples

  • He is, 'quite simply', one of the best players ever to play the game.

  • You can order new checks 'simply' by calling or going online.

  • It is 'simply' a matter of time before something goes wrong.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) ...though you may not know it. Tara! Yes, l... ...l still have this. You needn't go. I won't have you all starve simply because I threw myself at your head. It won't happen again. -Why, it's Emmy Slattery. -Yes, ma'am, it's me. Stop! (..)
    1939 Gone with the Wind
  • (..) I'm going home. I want my mother. My mother needs me. Now you've got to listen to me. You must stay here! Without a chaperon, Dr. Meade? It simply isn't done! Good heavens, woman, this is war, not a garden party! You've got to stay. Melanie needs you. Oh, bother Melanie. She's ill already. (..)
    1939 Gone with the Wind