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   really

   /ˈrɪəli/

   adverb

   • 1. in actual fact, as opposed to what is said or imagined to be true or possible: "so what really happened?" Similar in factin actual factactuallyin realityin point of factas a matter of factin truthif truth be toldto tell the truthin actualityarchaic:in sooth
   • ▪ used to emphasize a statement or opinion: "I really want to go" Similar genuinelytrulyhonestlyundoubtedlywithout a doubtindubitablycertainlysurelyassuredlyunquestionablyundeniablyindeedarchaic:verily
   • ▪ seriously (used in questions and exclamations with an implied negative answer): "do you really expect me to believe that?"
   • 2. very; thoroughly: "I think she's really great" Similar genuinelytrulyhonestlyundoubtedlywithout a doubtindubitablycertainlysurelyassuredlyunquestionablyundeniablyindeedarchaic:verilyveryextremelythoroughlydecidedlyawfullyterriblyfrightfullydreadfullyfearfullyexceptionallyexceedinglyimmenselyuncommonlyremarkablyeminentlyextraordinarilymostpositivelydownrightheartilyuncoquitetrèsinformal:terrificallytremendouslyrightdevilishlyultratoo … for wordsmuchomegaseriouslymajorlyoh-sostinkingjollyever sodeadwellfairrealmightyawfulplumbpowerfulwaybitchinglekkerinformal, dated:devilisharchaic:exceedingsore

   exclamation

   • 1. used to express interest, surprise, or doubt: "‘I've been working hard.’ ‘Really?’"
   • ▪ used to express mild protest: "really, Marjorie, you do jump to conclusions!"
   • ▪ used to express agreement: "‘It's a nightmare finding somewhere to live in this town.’ ‘Yeah, really.’"

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2. www.englishforums.com › English › NeedPrepositionNotNeed The Preposition At The End Or Not - English Forward

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   Jul 5, 2011 · It's really a matter of writing with appropriate style. There is an anecdote about Winston Churchill. Supposedly an editor of one of his books altered one of Churchill's sentences to avoid ending with a preposition, and Churchill said “This is the sort of bloody nonsense up with which I will not put.”

3. www.englishforums.com › English › About21stCenturyAbout 21St Century - English Forward

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   Sep 24, 2007 · thanks for the lovely dinner Dew, and the drinks afterwords were really fun, now we are going to get started and sail as if our lives depend of it, cause i want to get to land!! Sep 24 2007 20:02:52 Floxflow

4. www.englishforums.com › English › SpinningSpinning - English Forward

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   Jan 5, 2004 · I'm not sure why you are surprised, except maybe that spun/span is not a famous of a US/UK difference as ... you really use it for all uses of "spin"? The car span on the ice? I can't imagine seeing that. Interestingly, I can imagine saying that, but I might have trouble saying that I "span some yarn". That may be because I learned to spin in ...

5. www.englishforums.com › English › WhatsLogicBehindOpinionsenglishforward.com

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   Hi, The sentence (1) "Though he was a child, he could outwit the robber" can, in a very formal writtten style, be rephrased as (2) "Child as he was, he could outwit the robber."