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/ˈsɪm.pəl/

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Translation

Easy to do or understand; not hard and not having many parts.

Word origin

From Old French simple, meaning plain or uncomplicated, from Latin simplus.

Origin
Old French
Root
simple

Examples

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"Simple" means the task is easy to do.

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Here "simple" means the answer was easy to understand.

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Here "simple" means the meal was plain and not made of many parts.

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This word is part of lesson 16.