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simple
Adjective
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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.
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Something that is simple is basic and not complicated.
She was poor and only had a simple dress.
Their plan was very simple.
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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.
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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
Noun
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A simple is a medicine that is prepared only from one plant.
volume
Noun
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The volume of sound or music is how loud it is.
Teens listening to their MP3 players at high volume can damage their hearing.
Hey! Turn down the volume. It's too loud.
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The volume of something is the amount of it.
The traffic volume on Ontario highways jumped 12% last year.
The story usually experiences a high customer volume around Christmas.
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The volume of a material or a container is the amount of space it takes.
The volume of water of a typical shower is about 43 litres.
Use of newer cars can reduce the volume of COsubmath2/math/sub produced.
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A volume is a book, magazine, or other printed material, usually part of a series.
He has published a second volume of autobiography, in which he deals with his years as a student.
The research can be found in the most recent volume of The Canadian Journal of Language and Linguistics.