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adverb

in a simple manner; clearly and easily.

plainly; unaffectedly.

sincerely; artlessly: to speak simply as a child.

merely; only: It is simply a cold.

unwisely; foolishly: If you behave simply toward him, you're bound to be betrayed.

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wholly; absolutely: simply irresistible.

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Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English simpleliche. See simple, -ly

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And this problem can ordinarily be solved by simply providing more money.

The purpose of this line of inquiry was to determine whether children would object to the stupid questions or simply answer them.

Many on the left suspect that this is simply a smokescreen for an ideologically-motivated gutting of the welfare state.

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And this problem can ordinarily be solved by simply providing more money.

The purpose of this line of inquiry was to determine whether children would object to the stupid questions or simply answer them.

Many on the left suspect that this is simply a smokescreen for an ideologically-motivated gutting of the welfare state.

While warfare obliterated some vibrant city-states, others simply faded.

The second move simply switches the pairs of numbers that occupy circles having the same color.

She simply couldn't believe they were about to be reunited.

Wreath cookies are bright and festive, whether bejeweled or simply frosted.

To turn, you twist your torso and then simply point forward with one hand to walk in a direction.

In movies as in the kitchen, good intentions simply aren't enough.

My point is that people teaching five or more courses a term simply aren't going to be teaching creatively.

Especially when they try to shut-down legitimate debate by simply calling anyone who disagrees with them racist.

Contrary to popular opinion, not all cold-loving animals can simply retreat north in the face of global warming.

Perhaps they set out in search of food, or maybe it was simply wanderlust.

For a significant minority, it would simply have been the life they knew.

Simply thaw two loaves of frozen bread dough, then stretch one in a shallow baking pan to give it the flatness of focaccia.

Rather than spending time maintaining the blades, men could simply discard them when they became dull.

Certainly true, and students with low levels of computer literacy will simply opt for other modes of learning.

It's simply to note that there are more things to take into account than tax rates.

Fish were now diversifying and extending their feeding options beyond simply vacuuming meals off the seabed.

Simply adding the normal length protein to the golden zebrafish returned it to a darker color.

The men would simply have to drop everything and sit down to the table.

Simply dollop on some whipped cream and carry it to the table with a smile.

Simply put, a real name is worth more than a fake one.

Many people do not share my enthusiasm for online learning simply out of ignorance and spite.

One reason is simply that there are so many of them.

Geography is for life and not simply an exercise for its own sake.

One day in the future, infection may be fought by simply switching bacterial invaders off.

No one ever found any dead vultures, there were simply less and less of them.

See how to make simply beautiful bundles of blooms more.

But it'd be foolish to think this is simply about search.

Logdberg, meanwhile, suggests that universities simply take away the incentive for ghostwriting.

America's initial response was simply to call on both the government and the demonstrators to show restraint.

That's because raindrops simply take the pollutants with them as they fall from the atmosphere-the mechanism behind acid rain.

They simply get bored and begin to play out scenes from our memories.

It's not simply because they need to find greener pastures after eating everything in sight.

If you don't have one, simply mince those seasonings into a paste.

Graduate-advising horror stories aren't simply sad tales of bad things that happen to good people.

But in a crisis it may not be possible simply to cut investment banks loose.

Collecting rain for later use or simply diverting it to prevent waste is the essence of water conservation.

The first reason simply says that the precautionary principle is hard to do.

Some are species normally found in ocean water that have simply found a good place to live.

Your drip system can be simply attached to a hose end or screwed into a hose bibb.

For many, money simply could not be an end in itself-they felt called to use their talents for a higher purpose.

Supporters contend these laws are simply meant to ensure the integrity of the voting process.

The best way to shrink the environmental footprint made by heating water is simply to heat less water.

The third group simply putted at the target without distraction.

They found that a turtle with a tall shell simply waggles its head and feet to start rolling over.

Best of all, they're simply smaller lavenders with all of the same great qualities as their parents.

And at best, community colleges are designed simply as lesser versions of four-year colleges.

Simply put: taxes would reduce consumption of unhealthful foods and generate billions of dollars annually.

While some simply gather organic particles that float their way, others actively prey on clams or coral.

According to the results of a new study, simply by copying the successful innovations of their relatives.

The lives of humans and other animals would appear simply as momentary flashes.

It's a lively accent for simply cooked meat or poultry, splendid as a condiment for curry, and intriguing in a ham sandwich.

It looks to me as though health and well-being are now simply ends in themselves.

But the simple equation that more growth equals more profits for investors is simply not borne out by history.

But shark populations are being decimated at a frightening pace, killed in large part simply for their fins.

The cortex, on the other hand, has virtually no influence on the amygdala-connections in that direction simply do not exist.

They simply cannot be taught enough to become ordinary members of society.

Cohen simply cuts it back and lets the others catch up.

Perhaps they reflect one portion of academia that simply isn't good at teaching, and have no interest in same.

Ministers have said that they do not want to alleviate poverty simply by increasing benefits.

Simply using the water collected by a rain barrel is one way to maximize its water-saving potential.

The authors found that the following brain regions contribute to dance in ways that go beyond simply carrying out motion.

He simply held the door open for me and let me precede him.

You'll kill more helpful wasps than you will whiteflies, and the pest population will simply increase.

Our jobs can simply disappear with the crisp signature of a board member or the ringing gavel of a state legislature.

Rather than tackle corruption, some states simply abolished the test.

Typically, a running impala will simply jump over anything in its path.

Because this planet is no longer simply the home of our species: it is also our creation.

They simply wanted to replace the narrow concrete path with a patio.

She simply clicks her computer mouse a few times and starts.

Squeezed by slim margins, a firm may simply discontinue a drug.

Most other dryers simply sense the temperature of exhaust air.

It displays a blue underlined link rather than simply loading that page.

While chlorosis may be due to iron-poor soil, it is more likely that iron is present but simply cannot be absorbed by plants.

But you need to do more than simply refrain from incivility.

Others simply relax in the sun-washed glacial cirque and bask in the presence of the peak.

My point is that the question of free will is simply not relevant to the ethics of punishing criminals or scolding children.

But they both taste so good, you may simply decide to wrap them with black beans in tortillas and call it a meal.

The scores simply do not do what they are said to do: accurately predict performance in college for all groups.

Simply memorizing terms and place locations can be tedious and even boring.

It can be considered simply as the conservation of photon momentum, as you say.

Use scissors rather than knives to cut herbs, or simply tear the parsley into pieces.

Simply attach a request for volunteers to be interviewed.

More than anything else, the interview was simply a lost opportunity.

Furnish your garden simply and it will always look right, which makes outdoor parties a breeze.

True learning cannot occur, however, when education is simply a self-aggrandizing tool.

But there is simply not enough money to support research on all rare diseases.

Simply head to your local garden center and cast your eyes on the glowing array of marigolds.

So for me, being a committed interdisciplinarian is simply the only option.

Rather than purchase season-specific tableware and decorations, simply accent what you already have.

The motivation to overuse diagnostic tests is not always simply defensive.

The alternative is to simply buy and repackage seeds-but if you haven't grown them, you don't really know them.

It is simply to stop using nuclear reactors and start using renewables instead.

These ten are simply the ones where the source really matters.

Researchers must purge e-mail in-boxes daily of threatening correspondence, simply part of the job of being a climate scientist.

Used to protect tender plants or rooted cuttings during the colder months, a cold frame is simply a box with a.

The low-tech hearing aid is an update to simply cupping your hand to your ear.

And our projected long-run deficits are simply unsustainable.

The earliest electronic textbooks simply offered the text of the printed book on a computer.

The second simply wants to be the best walker any dog could ask for.

The ocean depths became so corrosive that in many places shells stopped piling up on the seafloor and simply dissolved.

Researchers simply do not know how the billions of.

The monkeys were willing to forfeit cheap food simply to register their anger at the arbitrary pay scale.

Simply find a box score and in a matter of seconds you.

Maybe you simply haven't spent enough time thinking about those you already know who may be interested in what you're doing.

For example, a company may simply decide to move its local customer services operation to one of its own subsidiaries abroad.

The key to averting a global food crisis may simply be a matter of storing more.

The uncertainties in measurement are simply too huge.

Most patent systems simply allowed inventors to register an idea.

It's easy to forget that some folks who want to play videogames simply can't.

He simply thinks it would have been better, all things considered, to have given my parents the option of killing.

Speaking from experience, the biggest problem is that they are simply not sincere in what they tell you or what they.

In other words, increase the money supply and you simply cause inflation.

The fluke could have caused the cancer by simply irritating the cells where the fluke lives.

Other foreign policy specialists said that it simply reflected a more pragmatic view of the world.

The drug firm that makes a generic version of a blockbuster ulcer pill is simply cashing in on the expiry of a rival's patents.

But simply memorizing terms and place locations can be tedious and even boring.

Recent research suggests that simply recognizing the phenomenon can help us take control.

The hardest part of this endeavor is simply cutting a sizable squash in half.

Mitnick was also a champ at what hackers refer to as social engineering, gathering information simply by asking people for.

Shulman wasn't simply an architectural photographer but a lifestyle propagandist.

Occasionally, you won't hear anything about a job opening because it simply no longer exists.

They had simply decided not to take it on the grounds that it was harmful.

Unlike fiber-optic networks, the wireless network cannot double in capacity by simply adding electronics.

Simply cut the end off the fruit for an instant five.

What is slightly less common is hardware that lets these apps do more than simply tell you how far and fast you were.

The best way to decide a champion is by simply playing it off, not by having coaches vote on.

He prefers to simply take a deep, calming breath and sink into the sea-often for more than two.

Yet long before the accolades, she was simply a woman who took in wild animals because they needed help.

These are simply rose bushes that produce long, strong canes that will grow upright against a wall or arbor.

It refers not simply to a clever new technology, but to one that undermines an existing.

Rational thought seemed to demand that war had to cease, simply because it had become too terrible.

Thiebaud whose dedication provided an avenue for his students to simply learn to learn.

Your family member's objections may not be simply political.

Yet simply halting floodwaters and preventing short-term damage is not enough.

They simply couldn't believe it might really happen.

The right to withdraw simply means that donors can stop providing samples at any time, he found.

The combination of virtues-musical, intellectual, personal-is simply too implausible.

The flat form means that these can be stacked and shipped cheaply, and simply twisted and screwed to the wall upon arrival.

So if you're anxious to know, simply inquire in your thank you e-mail what their anticipated time frame is for making a decision.

Exact numbers do not exist in their language simply because there is no need for them.

Women who didn't relinquish their diamond rings simply had their fingers hacked off.

Most traditional changes simply wiggled the scale a little bit and the graph remained intact.

They have that status today not simply for their inherent beauty but for the happy accident of their survival.

My morning simply doesn't start well without a big mug filled with equal portions of espresso and hot, foamy milk.

Servers get jammed, pages are removed, some servers move and some servers are simply no longer maintained.

Others, after a game attempt, simply decide the extra stress is not worth the additional cash.

It is unclear whether the site was intended as a fallout shelter or simply as a storage place for emergency provisions.

And consumers might simply feel better about their steaks, roasts and burgers.

The devils might simply make this dirty work more visible.

Whenever you see that, simply click that button instead.

Back then, visitors simply bought tickets at the door and strolled on in.

My sticking point is simply that the tax loopholes for the wealthy and for corporations be fixed.

Lions, for example, may simply sniff or lick a dead relative before eating or ignoring them.

Telling a perfectionist to change in this way is heard as simply one more way in which he or she has not been perfect.

Demographics is simply the arithmetic of culture and values-it only quantifies, it doesn't explain.

Kac believes the scientists were simply afraid of public criticism.

Computational photography, a subdiscipline of computer graphics, conjures up images rather than simply capturing them.

The mission's goal is simply to prove that solar sail technology works.

Designing the new rules simply belongs to another realm of understanding.

We were simply objects among bones, bones among objects, and then signed and sealed with a date.

Simply put, sometimes potatoes flower and fruit, and sometimes they don't.

Given the difficult economy, large corporations are laying off workers or simply not hiring.

Debt has simply been transferred from the private to the public sector.

It's the kind of thing you simply have to experience for yourself.

It may simply be biology-and beastly biology at that.

The purpose for the second masters might simply be to branch out at the cc.

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World English Dictionary

simply (ˈsɪmplɪ)

—*adv*
1.	in a simple manner
2.	merely; only
3.	absolutely; altogether; really: a simply wonderful holiday
4.	(sentence modifier) frankly; candidly

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