he simply wasn't strong enough to live longer

[wanabee]

Dear all,

When she got a call overseas telling that her father had died after suffering a lot, she muttered that he simply wasn't strong enough to live longer.

I made it up. Would you take the "simply" to mean "absolutely" or "really"?

 

[perpend]

I would say that "simply" means "essentially" or "basically" in your sentence.

 

[wanabee]

Thank you very much, perpend!