English pronunciation · Words Starting with S
Simply Pronunciation
Simply is pronounced SIM-plee, IPA /ˈsɪmpli/.
SIM-plee
US /ˈsɪmpli/ · UK /ˈsɪmpli/
Syllables: SIM · plee (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
adverb: In a plain or easy way, or used to stress that something is just one thing and nothing more.
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Simply in a Sentence
- Simply add water and stir.
- He simply refused to answer.
- The instructions are written very simply.
Common Mispronunciations of Simply
Not SY-mplee
Clip the i short, the i of swim. The long i belongs to simile and sidle, not here.
Not SIM-puh-lee
Two beats is the whole word. Simple has a vowel before the l, but adding -ly squeezes it out: SIM-plee.
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