definition of
simply

[1] #1 simply r. [merely, just, only, but] and nothing more; "I was merely asking"; "it is simply a matter of time"; "just a scratch"; "he was only a child"; "hopes that last but a moment". wn

[2] #2 simply r. [just] absolutely; "I just can't take it anymore"; "he was just grand as Romeo"; "it's simply beautiful!". wn

[3] #3 simply r. absolutely; altogether; really; "we are simply broke". wn

[4] #4 simply r. [plainly] in a simple manner; without extravagance or embellishment; "she was dressed plainly"; "they lived very simply". wn