simple (EN)

adjective

adjective “simple”

1. not hard or complex
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   The instructions for the game are simple; even a child can understand them.
2. basic, plain, and without extra features
   She wore a simple black dress with no jewelry for the interview.
3. used to stress that something is exactly what it is claimed to be
   It's a simple case of mistaken identity, nothing more.
4. having no special social status or position
   He was a simple farmer, content with his life in the countryside.
5. referring to verb tenses formed without an auxiliary verb
   In English, "he walks" is an example of the simple present tense.