simply
adverbiocorriente en diálogos
- Australia//ˈsɪmpli//
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In a simple way or state; considered in or by itself; without addition; alone.
adverbio
- 1
In a simple way or state; considered in or by itself; without addition; alone.
- 2
Plainly; without art or subtlety
‘No,’ said Stephen simply.
- 3
Foolishly; stupidly.
Mrs. Thorold had told her sons that a young lady was visiting at the house, whose history she had given them in short hand, describing her as a dependent on the late Mrs. Willoughby, whom her son had very simply intended to marry at Alvestone […].
- 4
Merely; solely.
I was simply asking a question.
A “moving platform” scheme[…]is more technologically ambitious than maglev trains even though it relies on conventional rails.[…]This set-up solves several problems […]. Stopping high-speed trains wastes energy and time, so why not simply slow them down enough for a moving platform to pull alongside?
Rather than scanning a boarding pass or handing over a passport, you simply stare into a camera and you’re verified.
- 5
absolutely, positively.
That was a simply wonderful dessert.
This type of comportment simply won't be tolerated.
What about the way you love me? / And the way you squeeze me? / Simply beautiful
- 6
Frankly.
Simply, he just fired you.
It was, quite simply, the best there was in stock.
Etimología
From Middle English symply, symplely; equivalent to simple + -ly, with *-lely simplified to -ly by haplology.
Formas
- comparativo
- more simply
- superlativo
- most simply
simply · In a simple way or state; considered in or by itself; without addition; alone.
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