really

re·al·ly

 (rē′ə-lē′, rē′lē)

adv.

1. In actual truth or fact: There isn't really a lake there; it's just a mirage.

2. To a great degree; very much: I would really like to meet your sister.

3. Very; utterly: That was a really enjoyable evening.

4. Without a doubt; indeed: Really, I don't want more dessert.

interj.

Used to express surprise, skepticism, displeasure, or interest: "I've been reading her diary." "Really?"

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really

(ˈrɪəlɪ)

adv

1. in reality; in actuality; assuredly: it's really quite harmless.

2. truly; genuinely: really beautiful.

interj

3. an exclamation of dismay, disapproval, doubt, surprise, etc

4. not really? an exclamation of surprise or polite doubt

Usage: In strict usage adverbs of degree such as really, too, quite, very, and extremely are used only to qualify adjectives: he is really happy; she is very sad. By this rule, these words should not be used to qualify past participles that follow the verb to be, since they would then be technically qualifying verbs. With the exception of certain participles, such as tired or disappointed, that have come to be regarded as adjectives, all other past participles are qualified by adverbs such as much, greatly, seriously, or excessively: he has been much (not really) inconvenienced; she has been excessively (not too) criticized

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re`-al•ly′

v.

re•al•ly

(ˈri ə li, ˈri li)

adv.

1. actually: things as they really are.

2. genuinely; truly: a really hot day.

3. indeed: Really, this is too much.

interj.

4. (used to express surprise, reproof, etc.)

[1400–50]

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really

You use really in conversation and in less formal writing to emphasize something that you are saying.

Really usually goes in front of a verb, or in front of an adjective or adverb.

I really enjoyed that.

It was really good.

He did it really carefully.

You can put really in front of or after an auxiliary verb. For example, you can say 'He really is coming' or 'He is really coming'. There is no difference in meaning.

We really are expecting it to be a best-seller.

It would really be too much trouble.

Be Careful!
'Really' is not usually used in formal writing. Words such as very or extremely are usually used instead.

You can say 'Really?' to show that you are surprised by something that someone has said.

'I think he likes you.' – 'Really? He hardly spoke to me all day.'

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Thesaurus

Adv.	1.	really - 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, truly
	2.	really - in actual fact; "to be nominally but not actually independent"; "no one actually saw the shark"; "large meteorites actually come from the asteroid belt" actually
	3.	really - 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, truly 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"
	4.	really - used as intensifiers; `real' is sometimes used informally for `really'; `rattling' is informal; "she was very gifted"; "he played very well"; "a really enjoyable evening"; "I'm real sorry about it"; "a rattling good yarn" rattling, real, very

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really

adverb

1. certainly, absolutely, undoubtedly, genuinely, positively, categorically, without a doubt, assuredly, verily, surely I really do feel that some people are being unfair.

2. very, particularly, seriously (informal), truly, extremely, terribly, remarkably, unusually, jolly (Brit.), awfully (informal), exceedingly, excessively, eminently, superlatively, uncommonly It was really good.

3. truly, actually, in fact, indeed, in reality, in actuality My father didn't really love her.

4. honestly, actually, truthfully, in all sincerity Do you really think he would be that stupid?

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really

adverb

1. In point of fact:

actually, indeed.

2. In truth:

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

Idiom: for fair.

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Translations

جداحَقَّاًحَقّاًحَقّا ! إنَّه لأمرٌ غَريب!في الحَقيقَه، في الواقِع

наистина

opravduskutečněve skutečnosti

virkeligfaktiskmeget

wirklichgeradenochall

πραγματικάαληθινά

realmenteverdaderamente¿de verdad?de verdadefectivamente

todellaoikeasti

vraimentréellementsincèrementvéritablementbel et bien

uistinu

igazánkomolyan?tényleg?valóban

í raun og verujæja, virkilegaverulegavirkilega

davverorealmenteveramenteautenticamente

本当に

정말정말로

werkelijkechtheus

gi deg!virkeligvirkelig?

naprawdęwłaśnie

realmentemesmona verdade

разведействительнонеужели

resresničnozares

verkligenegentligen

โดยแท้จริงอย่างแท้จริง

gerçektenÖyle mi?peksahidenYaa!

thực sựthực vậy

真正地真的非常事实上当真？

really

[ˈrɪəlɪ]

A. ADV

1. (as intensifier) (= very) it's really ugly → es feísimo, es feo de verdad
a really good film → una película buenísima or verdaderamente buena
you really must see it → no puedes perdértelo
I really ought to go → de verdad que me tengo que ir
I'm very sorry, I really am → lo siento mucho, de veras
I really don't know → de verdad que no lo sé
this time we're really done for → esta vez sí que la hemos hecho, esta vez la hemos hecho de verdad
see also something A2

2. (= genuinely) I don't really know → en realidad no lo sé
what really happened? → ¿qué fue lo que pasó en realidad or realmente?
has he really gone? → ¿de verdad que or es cierto que se ha ido?
she's quite pretty really → la verdad es que es bastante guapa
"would you like to go?" - "not really" → -¿te gustaría ir? -la verdad es que no mucho

B. EXCL really?: "he left an hour ago" - "really?" (expressing doubt) → -se marchó hace una hora -¿de verdad? or -¿de veras?
"I was in Mexico last month" - "really?" (expressing interest) → -estuve en Méjico el mes pasado -¿ah sí?
"she's getting divorced again" - "really!" (in surprise, disbelief) → -se va a divorciar otra vez -¡no me digas!
I'm fine, really (in assurance) → estoy bien, de verdad
(well) really! (in disapproval) → ¡de verdad!
(well) really! it's too bad of him → ¡pero bueno! or ¡de verdad!, vaya una forma de comportarse la suya

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really

[ˈrɪəli] adv

(for emphasis) → vraiment
I'm very sorry. I really am → Je suis désolé. Vraiment désolé.
I really, really enjoyed it → Je me suis vraiment beaucoup amusé.

(= very) (with adjective or adverb) → vraiment
She's really nice → Elle est vraiment sympathique.
It was really good → C'était vraiment bon.
I know her really well → Je la connais vraiment bien.

(= in actual fact) → vraiment
He didn't really love her → Il ne l'aimait pas vraiment.
What was really going on?
BUT Que se passait-il en réalité?.

(to soften a negative statement) not really → pas vraiment
"Do you want to go?" - "Not really." → "Tu veux y aller?" - "Pas vraiment."
I'm not really surprised → Ça ne me surprend pas vraiment.

(expressing disbelief, surprise or interest) → ah bon?
"I'm learning German." - "Really?" → "J'apprends l'allemand." - "Ah bon?"
"You look lovely." - "Do you really think so?"
BUT "Tu es ravissante." - "Vraiment? Tu trouves?".

(expressing annoyance) → enfin
really! → mais enfin!

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really

adv

(= in reality) → wirklich, tatsächlich; I really don’t know what to think → ich weiß wirklich or tatsächlich nicht, was ich davon halten soll; I don’t really know what I’m going to do → ich weiß eigentlich nicht, was ich machen werde; I don’t really think so → das glaube ich eigentlich nicht; well yes, I really think we should → ich finde eigentlich schon, dass wir das tun sollten; before he really knew/understood → bevor er richtig or wirklich wusste/verstand; really and truly → wirklich

(intensifier) → wirklich, echt (inf); glad, disappointed → wirklich, richtig, echt (inf); he really is an idiot → er ist wirklich or echt (inf) → ein Idiot; you really must visit Paris → Sie müssen wirklich Paris besuchen; I really must say … → ich muss schon sagen …

interj (in doubt, disbelief, surprise) → wirklich, tatsächlich; (in protest, indignation) → also wirklich!; not really! → ach wirklich?

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really

[ˈrɪəlɪ] adv → davvero, veramente
I don't really know → a dire la verità non lo so
he doesn't really speak Chinese, does he? → non parla cinese sul serio, vero?
I really ought to go home → devo proprio andare a casa
a really good party → una festa bellissima

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real

(riəl) adjective

1. which actually exists. There's a real monster in that cave. regte حَقيقي истински verdadeiro skutečný echt rigtig αληθινόςde verdad, verdadero tõeline واقعی oikea vraiאמיתי यथार्थ stvaran, pravi igazi benar-benar ada raunverulegur vero 実在の 실재하는 tikras īsts benar-benar echtvirkelig, ekteprawdziwy رښتينى، حقيقى، واقعى، اصلى، سوچه غير منقول جايداد، شته والى verdadeiro adevărat, real реальный skutočný, naozajstný resničen stvaran verklig, riktig มีอยู่จง gerçek, sahi 真實存在的 реальний, існуючий اصلی thực sự 真实的

2. not imitation; genuine. real leather; Is that diamond real? eg حقيقي، غَيْر مُزَيَّف، أصْلي автентичен verdadeiro pravý echt ægte γνήσιοςverdadero, auténtico ehtne اصل aito vraiאמיתי वास्तविक pravi, nepatvoren valódi asli ekta, ósvikinn vero 本物の 진짜의 tikras īsts tulen echtekteprawdziwy رښتينى verdadeiro veritabil натуральный, настоящий pravý pravi pravi äkta อย่างแท้จริง hakiki, sahici 非造假的，真的 справжній; непідробний حقیقی thật 真的

3. actual. He may own the factory, but it's his manager who is the real boss. werklike حَقيقي، فِعْلي действителен verdadeiro opravdový tatsächlich egentlig πραγματικόςverdadero tegelik حقیقی todellinen véritable בְּאֶמֶת वास्तविक trenutan, pravi tényleges sesungguhnya raunverulegur vero 実際の 실제의 tikrasis, realus īsts; patiess sebenar echtvirkelig, egentligfaktyczny, rzeczywisty حقيقى verdadeiro adevărat истинный skutočný, naozajstný resničen pravi verklig จริง ๆ gerçek, asıl 真正的 справжній اصلی thực tế 实际的

4. great. a real surprise/problem. groot حَقيقي، كَبير ، عَظيم голям total skutečný wirklich stor πραγματικός, μεγάλοςverdadero tõeline, suur بسیار؛ خیلی todellinen vraiממשי बड़ा pravo, pravi nagy; valódi besar virkilegur vero すごい 대단한 tikras, didelis īsts; patiess sebenar echtstor, virkeligprawdziwy دیره total mare большой skutočný resničen veliki verklig, riktig อย่างมาก tam, büyük 大的 справжній بڑا lớn 大的

adverb

(especially American) very; really. a real nice house. baie جِدا наистина muito opravdu äußerst virkeligt πραγματικάmuy; realmente väga واقعا tosi très; vraimentממש यथार्थ में zaista, stvarno nagyon benar-benar reglulega, verulega molto; davvero とても 정말로 tikrai patiesi sememangnya ergriktig, ordentlignaprawdę رښتیا muito foarte, cu adevărat очень skutočne, veľmi zares zaista verkligt, riktigt แท้จริง çok; gerçekten （尤在美國）非常，真的 дуже, справді بہت زیادہ thực sự （尤在美国）非常，真正地

ˈrealist noun

a person who sees, or claims to see, life as it is, without being affected by emotion etc. realis إنْسان واقِعي реалист realista realista der/die Realist(in) realist ρεαλιστήςrealista realist واقع بین؛ واقع نگر realisti réalisteמציאותי यथार्थवादी realist gyakorlatias ember, realista realis raunsæismaður realista 現実主義者 현실주의자 realistas reālists realis realistvirkelighetsnær person realista حقيقت څرګندوونكى، رياليسټ realista realist реалист realista realist realista realist ผู้ยอมรับความจริง gerçekçi 現實主義者 реаліст حقیقت پسند người có óc thực tế 现实主义者

ˈrealism noun

realisme واقِعِيَّه реализъм realismo realismus der Realismus realisme ρεαλισμόςrealismo realism واقع بینی؛ رئالیسم realismi réalisme רֵיאָלִיזם यथार्थवाद realizam realizmus realisme raunsæi; raunhyggja realismo 現実主義 현실주의 realizmas reālisms realisme realistischrealisme, virkelighetstroskaprealizm (فلسفه) رياليسم، هغه عقيده چه وايى موجودات له ذهن نه دباندى واقعى وجود لرى، (ادبيات) هغه ادبى مكتب چه پيښى په واقعى ډول څرګندوى realismo realism реализм realizmus realizem realizam realism การมองสิ่งต่าง ๆ ตามความเป็นจริง gerçekçilik 現實主義 реалізм حقیقت پسندی chủ nghĩa hiện thực 现实主义

ˌreaˈlistic adjective

(negative unrealistic).

1. showing things as they really are. a realistic painting. realisties واقِعي реалистичен realístico realistický realistisch realistisk ρεαλιστικόςrealista realistlik واقعی realistinen réaliste נֶאֱמָן לַמצִיאוּת यथार्थवादी realno élethű; realista realistis raunsær, raunsæis- realistico 写実的な 사실주의의 realistinis reālistisks realistik realistischrealistisk, virkelighetsnær, naturtrorealistyczny حقيقى، واقعى، رښتيا، په ځاى realista realist реалистический realistický stvaren realističan realistisk เป็นแบบนั้นจริง ๆ gerçeğe uygun 現實主義的 реалістичний حقیقت پسندانہ hiện thực 现实主义的

2. taking a sensible, practical view of life. I'd like to think we'd sell five of these a day, but it would be more realistic to say two. realisties واقِعي، عَمَلي، مَنْطِقي реалистичен realístico realistický realistisch realistisk ρεαλιστικόςrealista realistlik واقع بینانه realistinen réalisteמעשי यथार्थवादी realno, realnije reális masuk akal raunhæfur, raunsær realistico 実際的な 현실적인 realistiškas reālistisks; reāls realistic (fikiran) realistischrealistisk, nøkternrealistyczny حقيقى realista realist практический realistický stvaren realističan realistisk ซึ่งปฏิบัติได้จริง gerçekçi 務實的 практичний, тверезий معقول thực tế 现实的

ˌreaˈlistically adverb

realisties واقِعِيّاً реалистично realisticamente realisticky realistisch realistiskt ρεαλιστικά de forma realista realistlikult واقع گرایانه realistisesti d'une façon réaliste בְּאוֹפֶן מְצִיאוּתִי सजीवतापूर्वक, यर्थाथवादिता realno, realistično valóságosan, realisztikusan secara realistis raunsætt in maniera realistica 現実的に 현실적으로 realistiškai reālistiski secara realistik realistischrealistisk, nøkternt realistycznie په حقيقى ډول، په رښتيانۍ توګه de modo realista (în mod) realist реалистически realisticky stvarno realistično realistiskt อย่างแท้จริง gerçekçi bir şekilde 務實地 реалістично حقیقت پسندانہ طور پر một cách thực tế 现实地

reality (riˈӕləti) noun

1. that which is real and not imaginary. It was a relief to get back to reality after hearing the ghost story. realiteit حِقيقَه، واقِع действителност realidade skutečnost die Realität virkelighed πραγματικότηταrealidad tegelikkus حقیقت todellisuus réalité, réelמציאות यथार्थ stvarnost valóság realitas raunveruleiki realtà 現実 현실 realybė realitāte; īstenība realiti werkelijkheidvirkelighetrzeczywistość رښتياتوب، سوچه توپ واقعيت realidade realitate реальность skutočnosť stvarnost stvarnost verklighet[en] ความเป็นจริง gerçek 現實 дійсність, реальність حقیقت thực tế 现实

2. the state of being real. egtheid واقِعِيَّه реалност realidade skutečnost die Wirklichkeit realitet πραγματικότηταrealidad tegelikkus موجودیت tosiasia réalitéמציאות यथार्थ realnost, stvarnost valószerűség keadaan nyata raunveruleiki realtà 現実 실체 tikrovė īstenība; īstums keadaan sebenar werkelijkheidvirkelighet prawdziwość موجوديت realidade realitate подлинность; истинность skutočnosť resničnost realnost verklighet สถานการณ์จริง gerçek oluş 真實 дійсність اصلیت có thật 真实

3. (often in plural – reˈalities) a fact. Death and sorrow are two of the grim realities of human existence. realiteit حَقائِق الحَياه истина realidade realita die Realität realitet; kendsgerning γεγονός, αλήθειαrealidad tõsiasi واقعیت realiteetti réalitéמציאות यथार्थ stvarnost (životna), činjenice tény(ek) kenyataan staðreynd realtà 事実 사실 realybė, realija realitāte; patiesība fakta realiteitrealitetfakt رښتياتوب realidade realitate факт realita stvarnost; dejstvo realnost realitet ความจริง gerçek 事實 реальність سچاءی điều có thật 事实

ˈreally adverb

1. in fact. He looks a fool but he is really very clever. inderwaarheid في الحَقيقَه، في الواقِع всъщност realmente ve skutečnosti wirklich faktisk πραγματικάen realidad tegelikult واقعا؛ حقیقتا oikeastaan en réalité בְּאֶמֶת वास्तव में zapravo valóban sebenarnya í raun og veru in realtà 本当は 사실상 iš tikrųjų īstenībā; patiesībā sebenarnya echti virkeligheten, faktisk, egentligw rzeczywistości په رښتيانى ډول، دواقعيت له مخې na verdade de fapt, în realitate в действительности v skutočnosti v resnici zapravo faktiskt ในความเป็นจริงแล้ว gerçekten, sahiden 真正地，事實上 дійсно, насправді اصل میں thực tế 真正地，事实上

2. very. That's a really nice hat! baie جدا много muito opravdu wirklich virkelig; meget πολύ, πραγματικάrealmente, muy tõesti بسلر todella vraiment בְּאֶמֶת सचमुच, वास्तव में zaista igazán sangat verulega molto; davvero とても 정말로 tikrai patiešām sememangnya ergveldig, virkelignaprawdę دیر muito cu adevărat очень naozaj, skutočne zares veoma verkligen มากมาก çok, pek 非常 дійсно بہت rất 非常

interjection

an expression of surprise, protest, doubt etc. `I'm going to be the next manager.' `Oh really?'; Really! You mustn't be so rude! o ja? حَقّا ! إنَّه لأمرٌ غَريب! наистина ли? sério?/francamente! opravdu wirklich virkelig! αλήθεια! μη μου πεις! (επιφ.) ¿de verdad?; de verdad, francamente (kas) tõesti!, ei või olla! در حقیقت؛ راستش را بخواهی todellako vraimentבאמת! सचमुच doista, zbilja tényleg?, komolyan? sungguh! jæja, virkilega davvero あら, そう 그래, 어머, 아니 nejaugi, tikrai []tiešām benarkah (secara terkejut) echt waar virkelig?; sier du det?; gi deg! czyżby, doprawdy په رښتيانى ډول deveras?/francamente! serios правда?; неужели?; право (же)! naozaj res zaista jaså [minsann]?, nej, vet du vad! สำนวนแสดงความประหลาดใจ; สงสัย Yaa!; Öyle mi?; Ciddî misin? （表示驚訝、抗議、懷疑）真的嗎？ справді واقعی than từ （用于表示惊奇、怀疑等）当真？

real estate

(the buying and selling of) land and houses. eiendom عَقار، ملْك ثابِت недвижим имот (negócio de) bens imobiliários nemovitost die Immobilien (pl.) ejendomshandel ακίνητη περιουσία inmobiliaria kinnisvara مستغلات kiinteistö immobilierמקרקעין जमीन जायदाद nekretnina ingatlan bisnis tanah dan rumah fasteign (agenzia immobiliare) 不動産 부동산 nekilnojamasis turtas nekustams īpašums hartanah onroerend goedfast eiendom; eiendomsmeklingnieruchomość معاملات (negócio de) bens imobiliários proprietate imobiliară недвижимость nehnuteľnosť nepremičnine, realitete nekretnine fast egendom อสังหาริมทรัพย์ gayrimenkul, taşınmaz mal 房地產 нерухоме майно جاءیداد غیر منقولہ bất động sản 房地产

for real

(especially American) genuine; true. He says he's got a new bike, but I don't know if that's for real. waar حَقيقي، صَحيح، صادِق наистина pra valer doopravdy wirklich rigtigt; sandt αληθινός, στ' αλήθεια verdad tõsi واقعا؛ واقعی totta pour de vrai בְּאֶמֶת सच zaista, zapravo igaz benar í alvöru sul serio 本当で 정말로 iš tiesų tiešām; nopietni benar echt waar alvor, sannnaprawdę, prawdziwy رښتيا a valer ade­vă­rat; de-adevăratelea по-настоящему; всерьез naozaj zares stvarno på riktigt ของแท้ sahiden; gerçek （尤指美國）真的，不假的 насправді اصلی xác thực （尤指美国）真的，实在的

in reality

really; actually. He pretends to be busy, but in reality he has very little to do. eintlik في الواقِع، في الحَقيقَه، فِعْلِيّاً в действителност na realidade ve skutečnosti in Wirklichkeit i virkeligheden στην πραγματικότητα en realidad, en verdad, la verdad es que tegelikult در واقع؛ عملا todellisuudessa en réalité בַּמצִיאוּת वास्तव में u stvarnosti, zapravo valóban sebenarnya í raun og veru in realtà 実際は 실제로는 iš tikrųjų īstenībā; patiesībā dalam keadaan sebenar in werkelijkheid i virkeligheten/realiteten w rzeczywistości, faktycznie په رښتیا na verdade de fapt, în realitate на самом деле v skutočnosti v resnici zapravo i verkligheten, i själva verket ในสภาพความจริง gerçekte, aslında 事實上 насправді حقیقت میں trên thực tế 事实上

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really

→ حَقَّاً, حَقّاً skutečně virkelig wirklich αληθινά, πραγματικά de verdad, realmente todella vraiment uistinu davvero 本当に 정말, 정말로 echt, werkelijk virkelig naprawdę mesmo, realmente действительно verkligen โดยแท้จริง, อย่างแท้จริง gerçekten thực sự, thực vậy 真正地, 真的

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• I don't really dance → لا أرْقُصُ حَقَّاً → Já netancuji → Jeg danser helst ikke → Ich tanze nicht gern → Δεν χορεύω και πολύ → No bailo mucho → En erityisemmin tanssi → Je ne danse pas → Ja baš ne plešem → Non ballo → 私は本当に踊りません → 나는 정말로 춤 안 춰요 → Ik dans nooit → Jeg danser egentlig ikke → Prawdę mówiąc, nie tańczę → Na verdade eu não danço → Я не очень хорошо танцую → Jag dansar egentligen inte → ที่จริงฉันไม่เต้นรำ → Pek dans etmem → Tôi không biết nhảy → 我不会跳舞

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