{
    "term": "simply",
    "partOfSpeech": "adverb",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "used to emphasize how easy or basic something is",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "To order, simply click here."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This is not to suggest we **simply ignore** the problem."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She says that the company was **simply trying** to protect its business."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Simply add hot water and stir."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The runway is simply a strip of grass."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Fame is often **simply a matter of** being in the right place at the right time."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You can enjoy all the water sports, or simply lie on the beach."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We are **simply saying **research is good."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Most internet users **simply want **information."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "just"
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "in a way that is easy to understand",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The book explains grammar simply and clearly."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Anyway, **to put it simply**, we still owe them £2 000."
                },
                {
                    "text": "**Simply put**, electronic music is anything made using technology."
                },
                {
                    "text": "**Put simply**, cells contain an inbuilt mechanism which determines their lifespan."
                },
                {
                    "text": "**Simply stated**, the time for major reform is now."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It is in many ways a simple story, simply told."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "in a way that is natural and plain",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The rooms are simply furnished."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They live simply *(= they do not spend much money)*."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "used to emphasize a statement",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "You **simply must** see the play."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You **simply have to** come with us."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He **simply refused** to believe it."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The view is simply wonderful!"
                },
                {
                    "text": "That is **simply not true**!"
                },
                {
                    "text": "This information is **simply wrong**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her behaviour is simply unacceptable."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I haven't seen her for simply ages."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "absolutely"
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "used to introduce a summary or an explanation of something that you have just said or done",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I don't want to be rude, **it's simply that** we have to be careful who we give this information to."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was loud, vulgar and arrogant—**quite simply** the rudest man I've ever met!"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈsɪmpli/",
                "audio": "si/simply/simply__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈsɪmpli/",
                "audio": "si/simply/simply__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}