tru·ly (tr  l )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. |
truly [ˈtruːlɪ]
adv
1. in a true, just, or faithful manner
2. (intensifier) a truly great man
3. indeed; really See also yours truly
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| 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" |
| 2. |  truly - by right; "baseball rightfully is the nation's pastime" | |
| 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" | |
| 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"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" |
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
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.
Translations
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
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
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
see also well A2
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
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
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
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
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
well and truly → per bene
yours truly (in letter-writing) → distinti saluti
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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