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{
"term": "simple",
"partOfSpeech": "adjective",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "a2",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "not complicated; easy to understand or do",
"sensetop": "simple for somebody/somethingsomething is simple to dosomething is simple for somebody to doit is simple to do somethingit is simple for somebody to do something",
"cefr": "a2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "a simple solution/explanation/question/task/example"
},
{
"text": "You will soon see that what once seemed impossible is now simple for you.",
"contextForm": "simple for somebody/something"
},
{
"text": "This machine is very simple to use.",
"contextForm": "something is simple to do"
},
{
"text": "The game is supposed to be simple for anyone to play.",
"contextForm": "something is simple for somebody to do"
},
{
"text": "It's too simple to blame the lack of manufacturing jobs on the last government.",
"contextForm": "it is simple to do something"
},
{
"text": "Give the necessary information but **keep it simple**."
},
{
"text": "It would be much simpler for me to go there myself and sort things out.",
"contextForm": "it is simple for somebody to do something"
},
{
"text": "We lost because we played badly. It's **as simple as that**."
},
{
"text": "If you enjoy your workout, you'll want to do it. It's **that simple**."
},
{
"text": "It all sounds **simple enough**."
},
{
"text": "Let me **make it simple** —this is going to take years to do."
},
{
"text": "These are bad guys, **plain and simple**."
},
{
"text": "The **answer** is really quite **simple**."
},
{
"text": "There must be a **simpler way** of doing this."
},
{
"text": "**In simple terms**, the more saturated fat something contains, the less healthy it is."
},
{
"text": "a **relatively simple** process"
},
{
"text": "I found the work fairly simple."
},
{
"text": "Is all this technology making our lives simpler?"
},
{
"text": "It is a brilliantly simple idea."
},
{
"text": "The logic of the plan was devastatingly simple."
},
{
"text": "Their approach is refreshingly simple and direct."
},
{
"text": "This seemingly simple task ended up taking hours."
},
{
"text": "a deceptively simple technique"
},
{
"text": "Shopping on the internet can be safe if you follow a few simple rules."
}
],
"synonyms": "easy",
"collocations": {
"verbs": ["appear", "be", "look"],
"adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "basic or plain without anything extra or unnecessary",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "simple but elegant clothes"
},
{
"text": "We had a simple meal of soup and bread."
},
{
"text": "The accommodation is simple but spacious."
},
{
"text": "The **simple things** in life are often the best."
},
{
"text": "He was pleased to live **the simple life** and enjoy nature around him."
},
{
"text": "simple pleasures, like reading and walking"
},
{
"text": "The engine design is elegantly simple."
},
{
"text": "contemporary furniture that is simple in design"
}
],
"collocations": {
"verbs": ["appear", "be", "look"],
"adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "used before a noun to emphasize that it is exactly that and nothing else",
"cefr": "b2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "We cannot ignore **the simple fact that** the country cannot sustain the current level of economic growth."
},
{
"text": "The **simple truth** is that we just can't afford it."
},
{
"text": "It's a **simple matter** of giving them enough to eat."
},
{
"text": "It was a matter of simple survival."
},
{
"text": "It's nothing to worry about—just a simple headache."
},
{
"text": "I had to do it **for the simple reason that** *(= because)* I couldn't trust anyone else."
},
{
"text": "A simple majority is all that is required."
},
{
"text": "The simple act of eating raises your metabolism."
},
{
"text": "In some cases his argument is based on simple ignorance."
},
{
"text": "Nobody wanted to believe the simple truth."
},
{
"text": "These proposals are no more than simple common sense."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "consisting of only a few parts; not complicated in structure",
"labels": "(grammar)",
"cefr": "b2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "simple forms of life, for example amoebas"
},
{
"text": "a simple machine"
},
{
"text": "a **simple sentence** *(= one with only one verb)*"
},
{
"text": "a **simple model** of a business market"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 5,
"definition": "ordinary; not special",
"examples": [
{
"text": "I'm a simple country girl."
},
{
"text": "The poem describes simple young soldiers in the Civil War."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 6,
"definition": "slow to learn; having a learning disability",
"labels": "(old-fashioned, offensive)",
"cefr": "c2",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": 7,
"definition": "used to describe the present or past tense of a verb that is formed without using an auxiliary verb, as in She loves him (= the simple present tense) or He arrived late (= the simple past tense)",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "used after the noun that it refers to in order to emphasize that there is nothing but the thing you have just mentioned involved in something",
"examples": [
{
"text": "It's laziness, pure and simple."
},
{
"text": "The man wants revenge, pure and simple."
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈsɪmpl/",
"audio": "si/simple/simple__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈsɪmpl/",
"audio": "si/simple/simple__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Old French, from Latin simplus."
}