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to cook gently in water that is almost boiling Simmer the vegetables for ten minutes.

sim .ple © / simpl / adjective ( sim . pler , sim . plest )

easy to do or understand

This dictionary is written in simple English. "How do you open this?" "I'll show you — it's simple."

—ANTONYM difficult

without a lot of different parts or extra things She wore a simple black dress.

a simple meal

-SYNONYM plain

sim • plic • i • ty / sim' plisati / noun [ noncount ] the quality of being simple I like the simplicity of these paintings.

sim • pli • fy / ' simplafai / verb ( sim . pli . fies , sim pli fy . ing , sim . pli . fied , has sim pli . fied )

to make something easier to do or understand

The story has been simplified so that the children can

understand it.

sim • ply / ' simpli / adverb

a word that you use when you want to show how easy or basic something is

Simply add water and stir. — SYNONYM just

in a simple way

Please explain it more simply.

really

The weather was simply terrible — it rained every day!

sim • u • late AWL / ' simyaleit / verb ( sim . u . lates , sim . u . lat . ing , sim . u . lat . ed )

to create the effect or appearance of something else

The astronauts trained in a machine that simulates

conditions in space.

sim • u • la • tion AWL / simya 'leijn / noun

[ count, noncount ]

a computer simulation of a nuclear attack

si • mul • ta • ne • ous / _rsaiml.'teinias /

adjective

happening at exactly the same time

The city was hit by three simultaneous explosions.

si • mul • ta • ne • ous • ly / isaimb teiniasli / adverb "I'm sorry!" they said simultaneously.

sin / sin / noun [ count, noncount ]

( RELIGION ) something that your religion says you should not do, because it is very bad Stealing is a sin.

sin verb ( sins , sin . ning , sinned )

He knew that he had sinned.

since О/ sins / adverb, preposition, conjunction

1 from a time in the past until a later time in the past or until now

He's been sick since Sunday. I haven't seen him since 2007. She's lived here since she was a child. George went to Alaska in 1994 and has lived there ever since (= in all the time from then until now ) . Andy left three years ago and we haven't seen him since. Which word? For or since? We use for to say how long something has continued, for example in hours , days , or years : She's been sick for three days. ♦ I've lived in this house for ten months. ♦ We have been married for ten years.

We use since with points of time in the past, for example a time on the clock, a date , or an event : I've been here since six o'clock. ♦ She has been alone since her husband died. ♦ We've been married since 1996.

because

Since it's your birthday, I'll buy you a coffee. —SYNONYM as

at a time after another time in the past

They got married five years ago and have since had three children.

sin • cere / sin ' sir / adjective

being honest and meaning what you say

Were you being sincere when you said that you loved me?

—ANTONYM insincere

sin • cere • ly / sin ' sirli / adverb

1 in a sincere way

am sincerely grateful to you.