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 really really /ˈriːli/

adverb

  1. () In accordance with truth, fact or reality  ( veritably , genuinely , truly , really )
    in accordance with truth, fact or reality
     She was now truly American
    she was now truly American
     A genuinely open society
    a genuinely open society
     They don't really listen to us
    they don't really listen to us
  2. () In actual fact  ( actually , really )
    in actual fact
     To be nominally but not actually independent
    to be nominally but not actually independent
     No one actually saw the shark
    no one actually saw the shark
     Large meteorites actually come from the asteroid belt
    large meteorites actually come from the asteroid belt
  3. Used as intensifiers; real' is sometimes used informally for really'; rattling' is informal  ( rattling , really , real , very )
    used as intensifiers; real' is sometimes used informally for really'; rattling' is informal
     She was very gifted
    she was very gifted
     He played very well
    he played very well
     A really enjoyable evening
    a really enjoyable evening
     I'm real sorry about it
    I'm real sorry about it
     A rattling good yarn
    a rattling good yarn
  4. In fact (used as intensifiers or sentence modifiers)  ( really , truly , in truth )
    in fact (used as intensifiers or sentence modifiers)
     In truth, moral decay hastened the decline of the Roman Empire
    in truth, moral decay hastened the decline of the Roman Empire
     Really, you shouldn't have done it
    really, you shouldn't have done it
     A truly awful book
    a truly awful book

interjection

  1. () Colloquial expressions denoting either genuine or feigned surprise or interest.  ( izzit [Informal, South Africa] , really )
    Colloquial expressions denoting either genuine or feigned surprise or interest.