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(0.00 / 0 votes)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(0.00 / 0 votes)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

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. Hermes:

   I can really fly

2. Colleen Hernandez:

   It really is sad.

3. Nicole Rae Kresse:

   I'm really happy.

4. Jared Platt:

   He really amazes me.

5. Donald Trump:

   I really don't know.

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