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really
Adverb
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When something is really a certain way, its very or very much that way.
I really want to see a film.
I'm really hungry now.
You did a really good job on that.
Thank you for coming and helping me this morning. I really appreciate it.
I don't really like Japanese food.
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If something really exists or really happens, it does exist or happen.
Are you really going to the show?
Yes, I really will be there.
really
Interjection
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You can say "really?" when you are surprised.
"He won yesterday." "Really?"
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You can say "really" when you agree with something.
"That girl talks about herself way too much." "Really. She's a nightmare."
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.
syndication
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noun
selling (an article or cartoon) for publication in many magazines or newspapers at the same time
he received a comfortable income from the syndication of his work
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noun
organizing into or administering as a syndicate