really

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Estimated CEFR level: A1 — Beginner

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Definition

  1. adverb in accordance with truth or fact or reality
  2. adverb in actual fact
  3. adverb in fact (used as intensifiers or sentence modifiers)

Etymology

From Middle English really, realy, rialliche, equivalent to real + -ly.

In classic literature

Synonyms

truly, genuinely

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