Meaning

3 senses
  1. In a way or manner that is real, not unreal.

  2. (modal)Actually; in fact; in reality.

    "He really is a true friend." / "Really? What makes you so sure?"

    wirklich

    действи́тельноdejstvítelʹno

    ді́йсноdíjsno

    in accordance with truth or fact or reality

  3. (informal)Very (modifying an adjective); very much (modifying a verb).

    But ma, I really, really want to go to the show!

    wirklich

    пра́вдаprávda

Examples

26159 sentences
  1. I really feel like a beer.

    Не відмовився би від пива. — ascolto

  2. It was a really beautiful day.

    То був насправді чудовий день. — deniko

    ruЭто был по-настоящему прекрасный день. — odexed

    deEs war ein wirklich schöner Tag. — nemoli

  3. You really must see that movie.

    Тобі обов'язково треба подивитися цей фільм. — deniko

    deDu musst diesen Film unbedingt sehen. — Wolf

  4. She is really a good singer.

    Вона справді добре співає. — Ahha

  5. She really wants to lose weight.

    Вона дуже хоче схуднути. — deniko

    ruОна очень хочет похудеть. — pandabear

    deSie will wirklich abnehmen. — Yorwba

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
actually:
Русский
By meaning 2
actually:
informally, as an intensifier; very, very much:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
actually:

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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Forms

more really, most really
Comparativemore really Lesson
Superlativemost really

regular

Synonyms

10 synonyms
actually:actuallyA2
as an intensifier:soA2
Close in meaning

Word family

3 related words

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