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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adverb 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Interjection 1.4.1 Translations

[ English

Rank of this word in the English language, from analyzing texts from Project Gutenberg.
feel	behind	sn	#372: really	replied	making	towards

[ Etymology

real, from Latin adjective realis, from noun res, thing, + adverb suffix -ly

[ Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈɹɪəli/, SAMPA: /"rI@li/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}
• Hyphenation: re·al·ly

[ Adverb

really (comparative more really, superlative most really)

1. Actually; in fact; in reality.

   He really is a true friend.

2. (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

• (actually): actually, in fact, indeed, truly
• (colloquial, as an intensifier): so

[ Translations

actually

Arabic: حقًا (ħáqqan) Bulgarian: наистина (naistina) Chinese: 真的 (zhēnde) Dutch: werkelijk Finnish: todella, oikeasti French: vraiment German: wirklich Hungarian: valóban Icelandic: sannarlega, virkilega

Igbo: ezị okwu (lit. "the real truth?") Italian: veramente Japanese: 本当に (ほんとうに, hontō ni) Korean: 정말로 (jeongmallo) Portuguese: na verdade Romanian: pe bune Russian: действительно (dejstvítel’no) Spanish: verdaderamente, realmente Swedish: egentligen, verkligen

colloquial, as an intensifier

Finnish: oikeesti French: vraiment German: wirklich Hungarian: igazán

Icelandic: virkilega Portuguese: realmente Swedish: verkligen

[ Interjection

really

1. Indicating surprise at, or requesting confirmation of, some new information.

   A: He won the Nobel Prize yesterday.

   B: Really?

2. (colloquial, chiefly US) Indicating affirmation, agreement.

   A: That girl talks about herself way too much.

   B: Really. She's a nightmare.

[ Translations