English
rank|feel|behind|sn|372|really|replied|making|towards
Etymology
real, from Latin adjective realis, from noun res, thing, + adverb suffix -ly
Pronunciation
IPA|/�ɹɪ�li/, SAMPA|/"rI@li/
audio|en-us-really.ogg|Audio (US)
Hyphenation: re·al·ly
Adverb
really
- Actually; in fact; in reality.
#:He really is a true friend.
- (colloquial, as an intensifier) Very (modifying an adjective); very much (modifying a verb).
#:But ma, I really, really want to go to the show!
Synonyms
i-c|actually actually, in fact, indeed, truly
i-c|colloquial|as an intensifier so
Translations
trans-top|actually
Arabic: ARchar|ØÙ�ا|ØÙ�Ù�ا IPAchar|(ħáqqan)
Bulgarian: наи��ина (naistina)
Chinese: �� (zh�nde)
Dutch: werkelijk
Finnish: todella, oikeasti
French: vraiment
German: wirklich
Hungarian: valóban
Icelandic: sannarlega, virkilega
trans-mid
Igbo: ez� okwu (lit. "the real truth?")
Italian: veramente
Japanese: ��� (�����, hont� ni)
Korean: ì �ë§�ë¡� (jeongmallo)
Portuguese: na verdade
Romanian: pe bune
Russian: дейÑ�Ñ�виÑ�елÑ�но (dejstvÃtelâ��no)
Spanish: verdaderamente
Swedish: egentligen, verkligen
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trans-top|colloquial, as an intensifier
Finnish: oikeesti
French: vraiment
German: wirklich
Hungarian: igazán
Icelandic: virkilega
trans-mid
Portuguese: realmente
Swedish: verkligen
trans-bottom
Interjection
really
- Indicating surprise at, or requesting confirmation of, some new information.
#:A: He won the Nobel Prize yesterday.
#:B: Really?
- context|colloquial|chiefly|US Indicating affirmation, agreement.
#:A: That girl talks about herself way too much.
#:B: Really. She's a nightmare.
Translations
trans-top
Dutch: werkelijk echt
Finnish: todellako
German: echt
Hungarian: igazán
Icelandic: à alvara|alvöru (lit. "[are you talking] in real?") , virkilega
trans-mid
Japanese: ��� (�����, hont� ni)
Romanian: z�u, pe bune?
Swedish: verkligen, jaså
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Category:English intensifiers
fr:really
io:really
it:really
hu:really
ja:really
pl:really
fi:really
ta:really
te:really
vi:really
zh:really
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