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English word

simply

B1Frequent NGSL-1
UK /ˈsɪmpli/US /ˈsɪmpli/
adverb

used to emphasize how easy or basic something is

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Elon Musk: A future worth getting excited about (TED 2022) video example

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And life cannot simply be about sort of solving one miserable problem after another.

Elon Musk: A future worth getting excited about (TED 2022)

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Simply because failure meant a stripping away of the inessential.

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People don't buy what you do; they buy why you do it and what you do simply proves what you believe.

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