truly

tru·ly

 (tro͞o′lē)

adv.

1. Sincerely; genuinely: We are truly sorry for the inconvenience.

2. Truthfully; accurately: reported the matter truly.

3. Indeed: truly ugly.

4. Properly: not truly civilized.

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truly

(ˈtruːlɪ)

adv

1. in a true, just, or faithful manner

2. (intensifier): a truly great man.

3. indeed; really

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tru•ly

(ˈtru li)

adv.

1. in accordance with fact or truth; truthfully.

2. exactly; accurately; correctly.

3. rightly; properly; duly.

4. legitimately; by right.

5. really; genuinely; authentically.

6. indeed; verily.

7. sincerely: yours truly.

8. Archaic. faithfully; loyally.

[before 1000]

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Thesaurus

Adv.	1.	truly - in accordance with truth or fact or reality; "she was now truly American"; "a genuinely open society"; "they don't really listen to us" genuinely, really
	2.	truly - by right; "baseball rightfully is the nation's pastime" rightfully
	3.	truly - with sincerity; without pretense; "she praised him sincerely for his victory"; "was unfeignedly glad to see his old teacher"; "we are truly sorry for the inconvenience" sincerely, unfeignedly
	4.	truly - in fact (used as intensifiers or sentence modifiers); "in truth, moral decay hastened the decline of the Roman Empire"; "really, you shouldn't have done it"; "a truly awful book" in truth, really intensifier, intensive - a modifier that has little meaning except to intensify the meaning it modifies; "`up' in `finished up' is an intensifier"; "`honestly' in `I honestly don't know' is an intensifier"

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truly

adverb

1. genuinely, really, correctly, truthfully, rightly, in fact, precisely, exactly, legitimately, accurately, in reality, in truth, beyond doubt, without a doubt, authentically, beyond question, factually, in actuality, veritably, veraciously a truly democratic system
genuinely falsely, mistakenly, incorrectly, fraudulently, doubtfully, inaccurately

2. really, very, greatly, indeed, seriously (informal), extremely, to be sure, exceptionally, verily a truly splendid man

3. faithfully, firmly, constantly, steadily, honestly, sincerely, staunchly, dutifully, loyally, honourably, devotedly, with all your heart, with dedication, with devotion, confirmedly He truly loved his children.

4. sincerely, really, genuinely, honestly, surely, actually, certainly, in fact, indeed, absolutely, undoubtedly, positively, in reality, categorically, without a doubt, assuredly, verily, in actuality I truly never minded caring for him.

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truly

adverb

In truth:

actually, fairly, genuinely, indeed, positively, really, truthfully, verily.

Idiom: for fair.

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Translations

المُخْلِص لكبِصِدْق، بإخْلاصحَقّاًحقّا، حقيقَةً

opravduopravdově

i sandhed

genaunochallwahrhaftigwirklich

αληθώς

verdaderamentede verdadrealmente

todella

vraimentbel et bienjusteréellementvéritablement

uistinu

innilega, sannarlegasannarlega

veramenteautenticamente

偽りなく

진실로

echt

oppriktigsannelig

prawdziwie

sinceramente

воистинуистиннопоистине

resničnos spoštovanjem

verkligen

อย่างแท้จริง

gerçektenhakikaten

đích thực

真正地确实地

truly

[ˈtruːlɪ] ADV

1. (= genuinely) [happy, democratic, international] → verdaderamente, realmente; [understand, love] → de verdad
the only man she truly loved → el único hombre al que quería de verdad
really and truly → de verdad

2. (frm) (= sincerely) [grateful, worried] → verdaderamente, realmente, de verdad; [believe, think, feel] → de verdad, realmente
I truly believe this → me lo creo de verdad, realmente me lo creo
I was truly hurt by what she said → lo que dijo me hizo realmente or verdadero daño
it can truly be said that → verdaderamente se puede decir que ..., realmente se puede decir que ...
I am truly sorry for what happened → siento de veras or muchísimo lo ocurrido
it was truly wrong of him to do that → lo que hizo estuvo verdaderamente or realmente mal
yours truly (in letter) → le saluda atentamente
nobody knows it better than yours truly → nadie lo sabe mejor que un servidor

3. (as intensifier) (= absolutely) [amazing, remarkable] → verdaderamente, realmente
see also well A2

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truly

[ˈtruːli] adv

(= genuinely) → vraiment
It was a truly remarkable victory → C'était vraiment une victoire remarquable.
I am truly sorry → Je suis vraiment désolé.
yours truly, ... (in letter) → je vous prie d'agréer mes salutations distinguées

(= truthfully) [say, tell] → sans mentir

(= faithfully) [serve] → fidèlement

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

truly

adv

(= truthfully, genuinely) → wirklich, wahrhaftig; (really and) truly? → wirklich und wahrhaftig?; he did it, truly he did! → er hat es wirklich und wahrhaftig getan!; the only man she had ever truly loved → der einzige Mann, den sie je wahrhaft geliebt hat; I am truly sorry → es tut mir aufrichtig leid; it can truly be said that … → es lässt sich wahrhaftig sagen, dass …; truly amazing/terrible → wirklich erstaunlich/furchtbar ? well²

(= faithfully) serve, love → treu; reflect → wahrheitsgetreu

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truly

[ˈtruːlɪ] adv (genuinely, believe, love) → veramente, sinceramente; (faithfully, serve, love, reflect) → fedelmente; (emphatic, very) → veramente, davvero
well and truly → per bene
yours truly (in letter-writing) → distinti saluti

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true

(truː) adjective

1. (negative untrue) telling of something that really happened; not invented; agreeing with fact; not wrong. That is a true statement; Is it true that you did not steal the ring? waar حَقيقي، صَحيح верен verdadeiro pravdivý wahr sand αληθινόςverdadero tõsi, õige راست؛ درست tosi vraiנכון सत्य istinit, iskren igaz benar sannur vero 本当の 진실한 tikras patiess; pareizs benar waarsann, riktigprawdziwy صحیح ، سم verdadeiro adevărat верный; правдивый pravdivý resničen istinit sann ที่เป็นเรื่องจริง doğru, gerçek 真的，確實的 істинний, правдивий سچ thật 真的，确实的

2. (negative untrue) accurate. They don't have a true idea of its importance. ware دَقيق، حَقيقي точен exato přesný zutreffend virkelig ακριβήςexacto; acertado täpne دقیق؛ درست tarkka exactנכון असली točan pontos tepat nákvæmur, réttur esatto 正確な 정확한 teisingas, tikslus īsts; patiess tepat echtriktig, trodokładny سم ، دقیق exacto exact правильный presný pravi tačan riktig, rätt ถูกต้อง doğru, hakiki 準確的 точний, правильний درست chính xác 准确的

3. (negative untrue) faithful; loyal. He has been a true friend. ware مُخْلِص، صادِق верен verdadeiro věrný treu tro; virkelig πιστός, αφοσιωμένοςfiel; leal; de verdad ustav وفادار uskollinen fidèleנאמן सही vjeran hű(séges) setia sannur, trúr, dyggur fedele, vero 忠実な 충실한 ištikimas, atsidavęs uzticams; uzticīgs setia trouwtrofastwierny, oddany وفادار verdadeiro credincios верный;преданный verný resničen istinski trogen ที่ซื่อสัตย์ sadık, vefalı 忠誠的 вірний, відданий وفادار، ايمان دار chân thật 忠诚的

4. properly so called. A spider is not a true insect. regte حَقيقي точен verdadeiro pravý echt rigtig γνήσιος, κανονικόςauténtico, real päris در اصل؛ واقعی varsinainen véritableאמיתי सच्चा pravi igazi, valódi sesungguhnya eiginlegur (vero e proprio) 本物の 실제 tikras īsts sebenarnya zuiverekte, egentligprawdziwy په اصل کی ، رښتینی verdadeiro propriu-zis типичный pravý, skutočný pravi pravi riktig, äkta ที่เป็นของแท้ gerçek, tam 嚴格地稱作 справжній صحيح được gọi là 严格地称作

ˈtrueness noun

waarheid حَقيقيّه، صِدْق، إخلاص истинност verdade pravdivost die Wahrheit sandhed; trofasthed γνησιότηταverdad tõde درستی totuus vérité אֲמִיתוּת सत्यता, सच्चा iskrenost, točnost igazság; hűség; helyesség kebenaran sannleikur verità 真実 진실함 tikrumas patiesīgums benarnya waarheidsannhet; trofasthet prawdziwość سموالی verdade adevăr верность; правдивость; правильность pravdivosť resničnost istinitost riktighet, trohet, faktiskhet ความจริง gerçeklik, doğruluk 正確 вірність; правдивість سچائي tính có thật 正确

ˈtruly adverb

1. really. I truly believe that this decision is the right one. werklik حقّا، حقيقَةً наистина verdadeiramente opravdu wahrhaftig virkeligt αληθινάverdaderamente, realmente tõesti واقعاً todella vraiment בְּאֶמֶת असल में, वास्तव में, वस्तुत: सच्चाई से uistinu, zaista valóban benar-benar sannarlega veramente 本当に 사실로 tikrai patiesi benar-benar echtsannelig, oppriktig, egentlignaprawdę واقعاُ verdadeiramente cu adevărat действительно naozaj resnično zaista verkligen อย่างแท้จริง gerçekten, hakikaten 真正地 справді حقيقت ميں thật sự 真正地

2. in a true manner. He loved her truly. waarlik بِصِدْق، بإخْلاص искрено verdadeiramente opravdově wahrhaftig virkeligt πραγματικά, αληθινάde verdad tõeliselt حقیقتاً vilpittömästi vraiment בְּאֶמֶת ईमानदारी से, ठीक-ठीक iskreno igazán dengan sesungguhnya innilega, sannarlega veramente 心から 진실로 nuoširdžiai uzticīgi; no sirds benar-benar echtvirkelig, trofastszczerze حقیقتاُ verdadeiramente cu ade­­vărat искренне skutočne resnično istinski uppriktigt โดยแท้จริง gerçekten, hakikaten 確實地 щиро; вірно واقعہ ميں chân thành 确实地

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truly

→ حَقّاً opravdu i sandhed wirklich αληθώς verdaderamente todella véritablement uistinu veramente 偽りなく 진실로 echt oppriktig prawdziwie sinceramente истинно verkligen อย่างแท้จริง gerçekten đích thực 真正地

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