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really

[ ree-uh-lee, ree-lee ]

adverb

  1. in reality; actually:

    to see things as they really are.

  2. genuinely or truly:

    a really honest man.

  3. indeed:

    Really, this is too much.



interjection

  1. (used to express surprise, exasperation, etc.)

really

/ ˈɪəɪ /

adverb

  1. in reality; in actuality; assuredly

    it's really quite harmless

  2. truly; genuinely

    really beautiful

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

interjection

  1. an exclamation of dismay, disapproval, doubt, surprise, etc
  2. not really?
    an exclamation of surprise or polite doubt
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Usage

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of really1

First recorded in 1400–50; real 1( def ) + -ly ( def )
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"Angry, really angry in fact - that's the most simple way I can put it. There's no way I'm accepting that," the 47-year-old said.

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“She’s so talented, has a really high IQ, does everything well on the court.”

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"There's not so much the stigma that there used to be that it's really taboo and people are a lot more supportive of doing what will make you feel happy."

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I really think you should try making it at least once.

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"I said to my wife, we really could do this and take someone in."

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