really */*/*/

really */*/*/
UK [ˈrɪəlɪ] / US [ˈrɪəlɪ] adverb, interjection
Summary:

Really can be used in the following ways: - as an adverb (with a verb): Do you really love her? (before an adjective or adverb): She's a really nice person. ♦ I played really well on Saturday. - as a sentence adverb (making a comment on the whole sentence or clause): Really, it isn't important. - as an interjection: "I don't care what you think." "Well, really!"
1) spoken very very, or very much

I'm really hungry.

some really useful information

She really enjoys working with young children.

We've all been working really hard.

2) for emphasis used for emphasizing what you are saying about a situation

I really must settle down to some serious work.

There's really no need to worry.

I really ought to have phoned Annie to let her know we'd be late.

really and truly:

Do you really and truly believe that he'll come back to you?

3) [usually in negatives or questions] completely

Rigby had never really recovered from his knee injury.

Are you really sure that you want to marry this man?

It isn't really a dictionary – it's a sort of phrase book.

4) for saying what is true used for talking about what is in fact true, especially when something else seems to be true

Hamlet isn't really mad – he's just pretending to be.

We'll never know what really happened.

Everyone seems to have admired Diana, but what was she really like as a person?

5) spoken for showing surprise or interest used for showing that you are surprised by or interested in what someone has just told you

"I've decided to move back to York." "Really? But why?"

"Emma will be 21 in April." "Will she really? I hadn't realized."

"It was the best holiday we've ever had." "Oh, really?"

6) when you do not approve of something used for showing that you do not approve of what someone has done or said

Really, Amanda! What a dreadful thing to say!

•

English dictionary. 2014.

Игры ⚽ Нужно решить контрольную?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Really — Re al*ly (r[=e] al*l[y^]), adv. In a real manner; with or in reality; actually; in truth. [1913 Webster] Whose anger is really but a short fit of madness. Swift. [1913 Webster] Note: Really is often used familiarly as a slight corroboration of an …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Really — Album par J.J. Cale Sortie 30 novembre 1972 Enregistrement Avril à juillet 1972 Durée 30:55 Genre Rock Producteur Audie Ashworth …   Wikipédia en Français

  • really — c.1400, originally in reference to the presence of Christ in the Eucharist, from REAL (Cf. real) (adj.) + LY (Cf. ly) (2). Sense of actually is from early 15c. Purely emphatic use dates from c.1600; interrogative use (oh, really?) is first… …   Etymology dictionary

  • really — [rē′ə lē, rē′lē] adv. [ME rialliche: see REAL1 & LY2] 1. in reality; in fact; actually 2. truly or genuinely [a really hot day] interj. indeed: used to express surprise, irritation, doubt, etc …   English World dictionary

  • Really — Re al*ly (r[=a] [aum]l*l[=e] ), adv. Royally. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • really — index purely (positively) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • really — [adv] without a doubt absolutely, actually, admittedly, as a matter of fact, assuredly, authentically, beyond doubt, categorically, certainly, de facto, easily, for real*, genuinely, honestly, in actuality, indeed, indubitably, in effect, in fact …   New thesaurus

  • really — ► ADVERB 1) in reality; in actual fact. 2) very; thoroughly. ► EXCLAMATION 1) expressing interest, surprise, doubt, or protest. 2) chiefly US expressing agreement …   English terms dictionary

  • really — [[t]ri͟ːəli[/t]] ♦ 1) ADV: usu ADV with v (emphasis) You can use really to emphasize a statement. [SPOKEN] I m very sorry. I really am... It really is best to manage without any medication if you possibly can... I really do feel that some people… …   English dictionary

  • really — adverb 1 THE REAL SITUATION used when you are saying what is actually the truth of a situation, rather than what people might wrongly think: What really happened? | Oliver was not really her cousin. | You are pretending to be annoyed, but you re… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • really — real|ly W1S1 [ˈrıəli] adv ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(very)¦ 2¦(the real situation)¦ 3¦(definitely)¦ 4¦(not true)¦ 5 6 not really 7 should/ought really 8 really and truly ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1.) ¦(VERY)¦ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”