Tuesday, August 9, 2011

Learner’s Word of the Day=>Straightforward


An English Language
Learner’s Word of the Day

 
straightforward   Audio Pronunciation
 
Function: adjective

Comparative and superlative forms: more straightforward; most straightforward

Meanings:
1 : easy to do or understand not complicated
Examples:
<Using the computer program is fairlystraightforward.>
<The instructions are straightforward.>

2 : honest and open
Examples:
<He was very straightforward with us.>
<She gave a straightforward account of what happened.>


Derived forms:
straightforwardly adverb 
Example:
<She spoke straightforwardly about what had happened.>

straightforwardness noun [noncount]
 

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