really
pronunciation
How to pronounce really in British English:
UK [ˈriːəli]
How to pronounce really in American English:
US [ˈriːəli]
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- Adverb:
- in accordance with truth or fact or reality
- in actual fact
- in fact (used as intensifiers or sentence modifiers)
- used as intensifiers; `real' is sometimes used informally for `really'; `rattling' is informal
Word Origin
- really (adv.)
- c. 1400, originally in reference to the presence of Christ in the Eucharist, from real (adj.) + -ly (2). Sense of "actually" is from early 15c. Purely emphatic use dates from c. 1600; interrogative use (oh, really?) is first recorded 1815.
Example
- 1. There was really no need .
- 2. She really wanted that sandwich .
- 3. You really want the job .
- 4. What is really going on ?
- 5. You really have two options .