simply

Everyday

1. Simply means in an easy or plain way: explain it simply. tree →
2. Simply means only or just: it is simply a game. tree →
3. Simply means really or completely: the view was simply beautiful. tree →

In the lessons

Maths: «simply add» tells an operation is easy; the verb after it decides the operation. Everyday: dress simply, simply amazing, I simply can't. Stories: they lived simply in a small cottage.

Examples

• Simply add the two numbers. tree →
• She simply gave away the rest. tree →
• The answer is simply 12. tree →
• He simply doubled the recipe. tree →
• The teacher explained it simply, so everyone understood. tree →
• The fireworks were simply amazing! tree →
• They lived simply, without a car or TV. tree →
• I simply cannot wait to embrace you! tree →

Note

Adverb from «simple»: simple → simply (drop -le, add -ly). No clue of its own; look at the verb after it. Trap: none.

In Jewish tradition

Maths: «simply add» tells an operation is easy; the verb after it decides the operation. Everyday: dress simply, simply amazing, I simply can't. Stories: they lived simply in a small cottage.

Examples

• Misery, or an evil end, or simply evil, ROH. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →
• Happiness y or a good end, or simply g(H>dj TUBH. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →
• In these versions, God simply חָקַק chaqaq 'carved', with no object expressed overtly. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) tree →

Note

Adverb from «simple»: simple → simply (drop -le, add -ly). No clue of its own; look at the verb after it. Trap: none.