truly

(trū'lē)
adv.

1. Sincerely; genuinely: We are truly sorry for the inconvenience.
2. Truthfully; accurately: reported the matter truly.
3. Indeed: truly ugly.
4. Properly: not truly civilized.

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adverb

In truth: actually, fairly, genuinely, indeed, positively, really, truthfully, verily. Idioms: for fair. See real/imaginary, true/false.

adv

Definition: really, doubtlessly
Antonyms: doubtfully, dubiously, indefinite

IN BRIEF: In accordance with truth, fact or reality.

It is only in the giving of oneself to others that we truly live. — Ethel Percy Andrus (1884-1967)

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Common misspelling(s) of truly

• truely

Dansk (Danish)
adv. - med sandhed, oprigtigt

Nederlands (Dutch)
werkelijk, waarachtig, waarlijk, trouw, zeer (nogal)

Français (French)
adv. - vraiment, effectivement, véritablement, de fait, fidèlement

Deutsch (German)
adv. - wirklich, richtig, treu

Ελληνική (Greek)
adv. - όντως, πραγματικά, ειλικρινά, πιστά, με ακρίβεια

Italiano (Italian)
davvero, sinceramente

idioms:

• yours truly    sinceramente

Português (Portuguese)
adv. - verdadeiramente, sinceramente, de fato, na verdade

idioms:

• yours truly    cordialmente, atenciosamente

Русский (Russian)
искренне, истинно

idioms:

• yours truly    (в конце письма) искренне ваш, с совершенным почтением и т.д.

Español (Spanish)
adv. - verdaderamente, realmente, fielmente, lealmente

Svenska (Swedish)
adv. - sant, verkligt, riktigt, exakt, precis, vederbörligen, med rätta, sanning, sannerligen (litt.)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
真实地, 不假地

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adv. - 真實地, 不假地

한국어 (Korean)
adv. - 진실로, 마음속에서 우러나게, 정밀하게

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 真に
adv. - 真実に, 正確に, 実を言えば, 正しく, 真正に, 心から, 本当に

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(ظرف) بصدق, بأخلاص‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adv. - ‮באמת, באמונה, בלב תמים, אליבא דאמת, נכונה, בדייקנות‬

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