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?

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. Larry Glazer:

   There were a series of events (last week) that really call into question confidence in pricing and execution.

2. State Director Ryan Rhodes:

   Lately, after this Christmas, Ben is energized and Ben is ready. It's really really great to see. It's very clear that this is a new day and we really are excited.

3. Liz Ronk:

   So many people have come forward and said,' That was me,' so we really don't know.

4. Sean Sherman:

   There's really no legal action left at the district court level, all of the courts have now said unanimously that all of these terminations were unlawful.

5. V Naipaul:

   Most people are not really free. They are confined by the niche in the world that they carve out for themselves. They limit themselves to fewer possibilities by the narrowness of their vision.

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