Simple I ˈsɪmpl Machine Lost Played Badly Truth

• a simple solution
• the answer is really quite simple.
• this machine is very simple to use.
• we lost because we played badly. it's as simple as that.

simple

1. not complicated; easy to understand or do
• synonym easy
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/easy_1
• a simple solution
• The answer is really quite simple.
• This machine is very simple to use.
• We lost because we played badly. It's as simple as that.
• Give the necessary information but keep it simple.
2. basic or plain without anything extra or unnecessary
• opposite fancy
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/fancy_3
• simple but elegant clothes
• We had a simple meal of soup and bread.
• The accommodation is simple but spacious.
• simple pleasures, like reading and walking
3. used before a noun to emphasize that it is exactly that and nothing else
• Nobody wanted to believe the simple truth.
• It was a matter of simple survival.
• It's nothing to worry about—just a simple headache.
• I had to do it for the simple reason that (= because) I couldn't trust anyone else.
• The plain fact is that nobody really knows.
• The simple truth is that we just can’t afford it.
• The problem was due to the simple fact that…
• The stark truth is that there is not enough money left.
• She gave me only the bare facts of the case.
• The reply was an unequivocal ‘no’.
4. consisting of only a few parts; not complicated in structure
• simple forms of life, for example amoebas
• a simple machine
• a simple sentence (= one with only one verb)
5. ordinary; not special
• I'm a simple country girl.
6. not very intelligent; not mentally normal
• See related entries: Stupid
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/stupid/simple
• He's not mad—just a little simple.
7. 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)
8. 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
• It's laziness, pure and simple.

Extra Examples

• I found the work fairly simple.
• Is all this technology making our lives simpler?
• It is a brilliantly simple idea.
• The engine design is elegantly simple.
• The golden rule when creating your design is: keep it simple.
• The logic of the plan was devastatingly simple.
• Their approach is refreshingly simple and direct.
• This seemingly simple task ended up taking hours.
• When creating your design, keep it simple.
• a deceptively simple technique
• Give the necessary information but keep it simple.
• I had to do it for the simple reason that I couldn’t trust anyone else.
• I used a very simple method to obtain the answer.
• In some cases his argument is based on simple ignorance.
• It’s a simple matter of giving them enough to eat.
• It’s quite a simple machine.
• The best gowns are simple and elegant.
• The poem describes simple young soldiers in the Civil War.
• The simple truth is that we just can’t afford it.
• There is nothing simple about this movie, and nothing simple about the man who made it.
• These proposals are no more than simple common sense.
• They were simple country people.
• This machine is simple to use.
• We lost because we played badly. It’s as simple as that.
• a simple sentence

Word Origin

• Middle English: from Old French, from Latin simplus.