Definitions for REALLY
ˈri ə li, ˈri liREALLY

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. truly, genuinely, really(adverb)

   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. actually, really(adverb)

   in actual fact

   "to be nominally but not actually independent"; "no one actually saw the shark"; "large meteorites actually come from the asteroid belt"

3. in truth, really, truly(adverb)

   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"

4. very, really, real, rattling(adverb)

   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"

Wiktionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. really(Adverb)

   Actually; in fact; in reality.

   "He really is a true friend." / "Really? What makes you so sure?"

2. really(Adverb)

   Very (modifying an adjective); very much (modifying a verb).

   But ma, I really, really want to go to the show!

3. really(Interjection)

   Indicating surprise at, or requesting confirmation of, some new information; to express skepticism.

4. really(Interjection)

   Indicating that what was just said was obvious and unnecessary; contrived incredulity

5. really(Interjection)

   Indicating affirmation, agreement.

6. really(Interjection)

   Indicating displeasure at another person's behaviour or statement.

   Well, really! How rude.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Really(adverb)

   royally

2. Really(adverb)

   in a real manner; with or in reality; actually; in truth

Freebase(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Really

   Really is the second album by J. J. Cale. It was released in 1973.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Really

   rē-a-lī′, v.t. (Spens.) to bring together again: to reform.—v.t. to arrange again.—n. Reallī′ance, a renewed alliance.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'REALLY' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #263

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'REALLY' in Written Corpus Frequency: #98

3. Adverbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'REALLY' in Adverbs Frequency: #31

Anagrams for REALLY »

1. yaller

How to pronounce REALLY?

1. Alex

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of REALLY in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of REALLY in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of REALLY in a Sentence

1. Jamie Lynn Spears:

   I never want to get way from that again, no matter what I’m doing, I want to always create music and really take time for that. It’s nice and it’s fresh to take a break sometimes, but having those times where you really can just sit there and write in each phase of your life is really important.

2. Sunny Hostin:

   His defense, I think, is going to be, ‘Well this is a witch hunt, this is a witch hunt against me, so of course I have to try to pardon myself cause every is against me,’ and guess what? 74 million people are going to believe that because they’ve been brainwashed, Joy. I really believe that they have brainwashed by this misinformation campaign over the past four years.

3. Zac Brown:

   It's just the right thing to do. You know, keeping everybody safe is priority one. It has been really hard, i absolutely adore all the people that work with us and this is the first time that I've not been able to provide for them. Not be able to provide them with employment and keep them on.

4. Russell Clark:

   Its pretty overwhelming, I mean the amount of dust and it really hits home that, you know, I can only imagine what it was like for the people that were there at the time - they had nowhere to go and an absolutely terrible experience for them.

5. Maci Bookout:

   I feel like what’s on the show is real, i’ll be honest, I don’t really look at social media… I do know that in the tabloids, I’m constantly pregnant or something. I’ve had 30-something children by now. That gets annoying.

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