really

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('ə-lē', rē') pronunciation
adv.
  1. In actual truth or fact: The horseshoe crab isn't really a crab at all.
  2. Truly; genuinely: That was a really enjoyable evening.
  3. Indeed: Really, you shouldn't have done it.


adj

Definition: without a doubt
Antonyms: doubtfully

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A cynical view of the world by Ambrose Bierce


adv.

Apparently.


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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: In accordance with truth or fact. Also: In fact.

pronunciation You always admire what you really don't understand. — Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962)

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Common misspelling(s) of really

  • raelly
  • realyl
  • erally
  • relaly
  • realy

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Dansk (Danish)
adv. - i virkeligheden, faktisk, for alvor, meget (f.eks. stor), ærlig talt, egentlig, i grunden
int. - nå?, virkelig?

Nederlands (Dutch)
werkelijk, eigenlijk, zeer, Echt waar?, Zeg!

Français (French)
adv. - vraiment, réellement, très, en fait
int. - franchement (excl) (de colère)

Deutsch (German)
adv. - wirklich
int. - wirklich

Ελληνική (Greek)
adv. - αληθινά, πραγματικά
int. - όχι δα

Italiano (Italian)
davvero

Português (Portuguese)
adv. - realmente
int. - "É mesmo!" (coloq.)

Русский (Russian)
действительно

Español (Spanish)
adv. - en realidad, realmente, ¿de veras?
int. - ¿de veras?

Svenska (Swedish)
adv. - verkligen
int. - Jasså, verkligen!?

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
真正地, 实际上, 确实, 实在, 其实, 很, 全然, 十分, 真的, 是吗

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adv. - 真正地, 實際上, 確實, 實在, 其實, 很, 全然, 十分, 真的
int. - 真的, 是嗎

한국어 (Korean)
adv. - 정말로, 사실은, 참으로
int. - 정말!, 그래!

日本語 (Japanese)
adv. - 本当に, 実に, 本当は, おや, 全く, 実際に, 事実上

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(ظرف) في الواقع (نداء) تعبير عن الدهشه أو الاستغراب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adv. - ‮באמת, לאמיתו של דבר, ברצינות‬
int. - ‮אני מבטיח לך שאמנם זה כך, באמת?, ביטוי של מחאה או הפתעה מתונה‬


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