phrasal verb · academic
put simply
/pʊt ˈsɪmpli/PUT·SIM·ply
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used to introduce a short and clear summary of a complicated idea
Examples
“Put simply, the scheme failed because it lacked funding.”
“Put simply, recycling reduces waste and saves resources.”
“Put simply, if we invest in education now, society will benefit later.”
Band 8 sentence
“Put simply, without effective regulation the market will continue to favour short‑term profit over public wellbeing.”
Collocations
- Put simply, ___
- to put it simply
Word family
put simply phrasal verbsimply adverb
Common mistakes
say simply→put simply
Say it for a higher band
5say→6simply put→7+put simply
Synonyms
in short
Easily confused
in short
“In short, the policy didn’t achieve its goals.”
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