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ADJECTIVE simple COMPARATIVE simpler SUPERLATIVE simplest
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Meaning simple meaning

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Definitions in simple English

simple

A simple task is easy to do and easy to understand. Baking this cake is very simple as it only has 3 steps. It's a simple book for learners to read and understand. Something that is simple is basic and not complicated. She was poor and only had a simple dress. Their plan was very simple. A simple person is not intelligent (we sometimes use this in a bad way) He isn't a bad boy, he's just a little simple. In grammar, the simple aspect is used when the speaker sees the situation as complete (compare progressive aspect). "I run" is the present simple; "I'm running" is the present progressive.

simple

A simple is a medicine that is prepared only from one plant.

simple

having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved a simple problem simple mechanisms a simple design a simple substance (= elementary, uncomplicated) easy and not involved or complicated an elementary problem in statistics elementary, my dear Watson a simple game found an uncomplicated solution to the problem (= bare, mere) apart from anything else; without additions or modifications only the bare facts shocked by the mere idea the simple passage of time was enough the simple truth (= childlike, round-eyed, dewy-eyed) exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity childlike trust dewy-eyed innocence listened in round-eyed wonder (= dim-witted) lacking mental capacity and subtlety (botany) of leaf shapes; of leaves having no divisions or subdivisions unornamented a simple country schoolhouse her black dress--simple to austerity any herbaceous plant having medicinal properties (= simpleton) a person lacking intelligence or common sense

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Simple sentences

I can't tell her now. It's not that simple anymore.
We only have simple wants.
She wore a simple dress.
There is no simple solution for this problem.
It's so simple.
He is a simple man.
Unfortunately, it's not that simple.
Learning a language is not simple.
It was extremely simple.
It's a simple choice.
Except that here, it's not so simple.
Math is like love - a simple idea, but it can get complicated.
Any universe simple enough to be understood is too simple to produce a mind able to understand it.
A mathematical truth is neither simple nor complicated; it is.
The rules must be few, and what is more important, simple.
Everybody loved the simple scholar.
It is written in simple English.
It was not so simple to write a letter in English.
The smallest child knows such a simple thing.
That's opportunism pure and simple.
What seems simple to you seems complex to me.
People could have avoided many mistakes by simple experiments.
The screw, the lever, the wedge, the pulley, etc. are called simple machines.
The problem is not as simple as it might seem at first sight.
The ceremony was simple.
The accident arose from a simple mistake.

Movie subtitles

There was disease and famine, (so sick) but also in this village lived a simple farmer who would change everything.
I am different than the simple Lee Seo Rim.
Being a simple person can be an advantage in this case.
According to this, it is a very simple - 72-step process. - 72-step process.
I think I could pull a simple address.
It's not that simple.
There may well be a simple explanation.
Something simple, austere, earthy.
I promise you, it's all going to be as simple as we can make it.
I just want something plain, simple and straight.
You asked for my advice... but you don't need it because you find joy in the simple things.
Lady Beltham receives some Gurn pretending to have a simple business relationship with Lord Beltham.
Don't bother to explain, this is a simple case for me.
It seemed so terribly simple to me.
Well, that was not too difficult, a quick, simple, calculation.
Simple. You're not our enemy.
Elevating emotions over simple logic, that is a human response.
Well, it is simple.
I beg my noble guests not to disdain my invitation, just a simple meal.
He takes things seriously. You can't ask a simple question.
It's simple.
Surely, a simple job like that needn't have been unpleasant.
Sounds simple, but why should we jeopardize our fortunes?
That's very simple.
That is simple, isn't it?
I'm going to live like a real woman. perfectly simple, perfectly quiet, perfectly happy.
We now find ourselves among the Alps, simple people who eat rice and shoes.
But it's not that simple.
This should be a simple matter for you.
Before you start, you don't have to buy me champagne or a fur coat; just a simple thank you will suffice.
It's as simple as that.
I want you to wear something simple when you come up here.
A very simple way.
It was a simple pretext.
NOW, IT'S PERFECTLY SIMPLE FOR YOU TO BLOW THAT WHISTLE.
I'll see that you get it back. That's simple enough, isn't it?
It's not so simple.
Out there in the moonlight everything seemed so perfect, so simple.

News and current affairs

And yet there is no denying that the world has become too intricate for any simple, overarching theory to explain complex economic, technological, demographic, and environmental shifts.
Bottom trawling should simply be outlawed; it would be simple and inexpensive to compensate the fishing industry during a transition to other activities.
Of course, no one simple change will eliminate the huge bias towards deficit spending in most modern political systems.
And no one simple change will preclude the risk of future debt and inflation crises.
Left-wing pacifism tends to overlook this simple fact.
The simple fact is that Europe as a whole is too diverse to be captured by the economic and political interest groups that now dominate national states.
The central reason is despairingly simple: women's lives are not valued, and even women themselves perceive their suffering as being unavoidable.
Suppose that - as seems to be the case - the simple Keynesian government-expenditure multiplier on this spending is only two.
But it is easier because once those constraints are appropriately targeted, relatively simple policy changes can yield enormous economic payoffs and start a virtuous cycle of growth and institutional reform.
Any robust solution must be reasonably simple to understand and implement.
He was a master at converting the complicated into the simple; and, rather than being paralyzed by complexity, he found new ways to deconstruct and overcome it.
There is no simple military solution that will produce the outcomes we want.
The macro-story is simple, but dramatic.
Finally, the Bush administration's use of power has lacked not only a compelling strategy or doctrine, but also simple competence.
It asks simple but powerful questions about how far individuals are inclined to trust those with whom they deal.
In order to gain the breathing space necessary for the reform process to be effective, the Greek government could just announce a simple rescheduling: the due date of all existing public debt is extended by five years at an unchanged interest rate.
They are the incarnation of modernity, animated by a yearning for simple dignity and respect.
The reason is simple.
The reason for growing international cooperation is simple: countries everywhere are affected by migration, and, increasingly, they are experiencing immigration and emigration simultaneously.
The second lesson, even more obvious, is that reality cannot be changed with a simple public spectacle.
Since that risk is then passed on to taxpayers, imposing taxes on financial firms in proportion to their borrowing is a simple way to ensure fairness.
The truth of US politics today is simple.
There are no simple shortcuts in the healing process.

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