Definitions for Really
ˈri ə li, ˈri liReal·ly

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?

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   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. Ron Klain:

   Michael Phillips haven't really tested extensively. Michael Phillips don't know how widespread it is. If you don't test, you're not going to find it, i think what's clear is however many cases there are here now, there are going to be more.

2. Donald Miller:

   Should patients really be worried? No.

3. Rod Rosenstein:

   I've got to explain that I made the decision to appoint Director Mueller based upon his reputation. He had an excellent reputation.Really bipartisan support for his integrity.

4. James Krieger:

   There needs to be some work to figure out the best way to present this information so people can really understand it and use it.

5. Marianne Comparet:

   It's going completely under the radar, treating one could really impact on the other.

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