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REALLY
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I. (adverb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Used as intensifiers; 'real' is sometimes used informally for 'really'; 'rattling' is informal
Example:
a rattling good yarn
Synonyms:
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Sense 2
Meaning:
In accordance with truth or fact or reality
Example:
they don't really listen to us
Synonyms:
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Pertainym:
real (being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something)
Sense 3
Meaning:
In fact (used as intensifiers or sentence modifiers)
Example:
a truly awful book
Synonyms:
in truth; really; truly
Classified under:
Adverbs
Domain usage:
intensifier; intensive (a modifier that has little meaning except to intensify the meaning it modifies)
Sense 4
Meaning:
In actual fact
Example:
large meteorites actually come from the asteroid belt
Synonyms:
actually; really
Classified under:
Adverbs
Pertainym:
real (being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory)
Context examples:
No, really, I won't if you'll only sit down!
(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
I think we ought to tell her if Beth is really ill, but Hannah says we mustn't, for Mother can't leave Father, and it will only make them anxious.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
We can really measure the density of its electromagnetic field with the machine you've just seen.
(Health threats caused by mobile phone radiation, EUROPARL TV)
“Right now, some studies show really a remarkable modification of those markers,” Su says.
(Can Chocolate Really Be Good for You?, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
"While it isn't a cure for migraines, this treatment has the potential to really improve the quality of life for many children," said Kaye.
(Innovative Treatment Offers Relief to Children with Frequent Migraine Headaches, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
For women who may get pregnant, it is really important.
(Folic Acid, NIH: National Institutes of Health Office of Dietary Supplements)
And "stomach flu" isn't really flu at all, but gastroenteritis.
(Flu, NIH: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
This is not really a characteristic of the device since the device could be used in multiple activities.
(Device Age, NCI Thesaurus/BRIDG)
I brought you there because I really loved you.
(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)
You know, of course, that courage is always inside one; so that this really cannot be called courage until you have swallowed it.
(The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum)
