simply

/ˈsɪmpli/ adverb

Translation

EMPHASIS › used to emphasize what you are saying

gerçekten, hâkikaten

We simply don't have the time.1247

ONLY › only

yalnızca, sırf, sadece, ancak

A lot of people miss out on this opportunity simply because they don't know about it.1384

NOT COMPLICATED › in a way which is not complicated or difficult to understand

kolay anlaşılır biçimde, sade bir şekilde, basitçe

simply prepared food He explained it as simply as he could.17841788

(Definition of simply adverb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

If a reason, argument or explanation holds water, it is true

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