Meaning

5 senses
  1. (informal)Indicating surprise at, or requesting confirmation of, some new information; to express skepticism.

    A: He won the Nobel Prize yesterday.

    B: Really?

    (ach) ja?, echt?, wirklich?

    пра́вда?právda?, ра́зве?rázve?, серьёзно?serʹjózno?

    ді́йсно?díjsno?, спра́вді?správdi?

  2. Indicating surprise at, or requesting confirmation of, some new information; to express skepticism.

    (broadly, informal)A phatic confirmation by a listener, to signal active listening; mostly devoid of literal meaning, with the phatically contrived incredulity being merely formulaic.

    A: You know, I saw Oliver the other day.

    B: Really? What's he been up to?

    ach nee, ach was, sag bloß

    да ла́дноda ládno

  3. (informal, sarcastic)Indicating that what was just said was obvious and unnecessary; contrived incredulity

    A: I've just been reading Shakespeare - he's one of the best authors like, ever!

    B: Really?

  4. (US, informal)Indicating affirmation, agreement.

    A: That girl talks about herself way too much.

    B: Really. She's a nightmare.

    echt, wirklich, absolut

    действи́тельноdejstvítelʹno, даda, в са́мом де́леv sámom déle

    ді́йсноdíjsno, спра́вдіsprávdi

  5. (informal)Indicating displeasure at another person's behaviour or statement.

    Well, really! How rude.

    also wirklich!

    в са́мом де́леv sámom déle, на са́мом де́леna sámom déle

    наспра́вдіnasprávdi

Examples

26159 sentences
  1. I really feel like a beer.

    Не відмовився би від пива.

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  2. It was a really beautiful day.

    То був насправді чудовий день.

    ruЭто был по-настоящему прекрасный день.

    deEs war ein wirklich schöner Tag.

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  3. You really must see that movie.

    Тобі обов'язково треба подивитися цей фільм.

    deDu musst diesen Film unbedingt sehen.

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  4. She is really a good singer.

    Вона справді добре співає.

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  5. She really wants to lose weight.

    Вона дуже хоче схуднути.

    ruОна очень хочет похудеть.

    deSie will wirklich abnehmen.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 3
indicating surprise at, or requesting confirmation of, some new information:
indicating affirmation, agreement:
indicating displeasure at another person's behaviour:
Русский
By meaning 4
indicating surprise at, or requesting confirmation of, some new information:
sarcastic, typically exaggerated question:
indicating affirmation, agreement:
indicating displeasure at another person's behaviour:
Deutsch
By meaning 4
indicating surprise at, or requesting confirmation of, some new information:
sarcastic, typically exaggerated question:
indicating affirmation, agreement:
indicating displeasure at another person's behaviour:

Origin

From Middle English really, realy, rialliche, equivalent to real + -ly.

From Middle English really, realy, rialliche, equivalent to real + -ly.

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Synonyms

11 synonyms
affirmation, agreement:actuallyA2
incredulity, phatically contrived incredulity, or in ironic/sarcastic sense:goshis that sono kiddingno reallyno wayoh dearoh myoh reallyyou don't saywow

Collocations

12 patterns
  • really want to
  • really want
  • really think
  • really need to
  • really have to
  • really like
  • really need
  • really enjoy
  • a really good
  • really good
  • is a really
  • really enjoy doing

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
really — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto