{
    "term": "simple",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "not complicated; easy to understand or do",
            "sensetop": "simple for somebody/somethingsomething is simple to dosomething is simple for somebody to doit is simple to do somethingit is simple for somebody to do something",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a simple solution/explanation/question/task/example"
                },
                {
                    "text": "You will soon see that what once seemed impossible is now simple for you.",
                    "contextForm": "simple for somebody/something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "This machine is very simple to use.",
                    "contextForm": "something is simple to do"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The game is supposed to be simple for anyone to play.",
                    "contextForm": "something is simple for somebody to do"
                },
                {
                    "text": "It's too simple to blame the lack of manufacturing jobs on the last government.",
                    "contextForm": "it is simple to do something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Give the necessary information but **keep it simple**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It would be much simpler for me to go there myself and sort things out.",
                    "contextForm": "it is simple for somebody to do something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "We lost because we played badly. It's **as simple as that**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "If you enjoy your workout, you'll want to do it. It's **that simple**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It all sounds **simple enough**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Let me **make it simple** —this is going to take years to do."
                },
                {
                    "text": "These are bad guys, **plain and simple**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The **answer** is really quite **simple**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There must be a **simpler way** of doing this."
                },
                {
                    "text": "**In simple terms**, the more saturated fat something contains, the less healthy it is."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a **relatively simple** process"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I found the work fairly simple."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Is all this technology making our lives simpler?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "It is a brilliantly simple idea."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The logic of the plan was devastatingly simple."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Their approach is refreshingly simple and direct."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This seemingly simple task ended up taking hours."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a deceptively simple technique"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Shopping on the internet can be safe if you follow a few simple rules."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "easy",
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["appear", "be", "look"],
                "adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "basic or plain without anything extra or unnecessary",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "simple but elegant clothes"
                },
                {
                    "text": "We had a simple meal of soup and bread."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The accommodation is simple but spacious."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The **simple things** in life are often the best."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was pleased to live **the simple life** and enjoy nature around him."
                },
                {
                    "text": "simple pleasures, like reading and walking"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The engine design is elegantly simple."
                },
                {
                    "text": "contemporary furniture that is simple in design"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["appear", "be", "look"],
                "adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "used before a noun to emphasize that it is exactly that and nothing else",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "We cannot ignore **the simple fact that** the country cannot sustain the current level of economic growth."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The **simple truth** is that we just can't afford it."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It's a **simple matter** of giving them enough to eat."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It was a matter of simple survival."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It's nothing to worry about—just a simple headache."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I had to do it **for the simple reason that** *(= because)* I couldn't trust anyone else."
                },
                {
                    "text": "A simple majority is all that is required."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The simple act of eating raises your metabolism."
                },
                {
                    "text": "In some cases his argument is based on simple ignorance."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Nobody wanted to believe the simple truth."
                },
                {
                    "text": "These proposals are no more than simple common sense."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "consisting of only a few parts; not complicated in structure",
            "labels": "(grammar)",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "simple forms of life, for example amoebas"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a simple machine"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a **simple sentence** *(= one with only one verb)*"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a **simple model** of a business market"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "ordinary; not special",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I'm a simple country girl."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The poem describes simple young soldiers in the Civil War."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 6,
            "definition": "slow to learn; having a learning disability",
            "labels": "(old-fashioned, offensive)",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 7,
            "definition": "used to describe the present or past tense of a verb that is formed without using an auxiliary verb, as in She loves him (= the simple present tense) or He arrived late (= the simple past tense)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "used after the noun that it refers to in order to emphasize that there is nothing but the thing you have just mentioned involved in something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "It's laziness, pure and simple."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The man wants revenge, pure and simple."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈsɪmpl/",
                "audio": "si/simple/simple__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈsɪmpl/",
                "audio": "si/simple/simple__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Old French, from Latin simplus."
}