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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. 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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Word History and Origins

Origin of really1

First recorded in 1400–50; real 1 ( def. ) + -ly ( def. )
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“It’s really emotional, a special moment to hit a home run in that situation because I haven’t seen him,” Pages said through an interpreter, speaking about his father back in Cuba.

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“ I really want to do right now,” Frier whispered, “is take it and bring it upstairs.”

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Yet beneath the surface, Keen's new factory tells a far more complicated story about what manufacturing in America really looks like today.

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"It feels a bit of a redemption compared to last year because I was really disappointed with my performance last year and we should have won," he told Sky Sports.

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"The way it's being done and the type of instruments they are using are not the best ways to achieve this goal. It just takes a lot more to really get this going," he says.

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