really

Etymology 1
From, , , equivalent to.

Adverb

 * 1)  In a way or manner that is real, not unreal.
 * 2)  Actually; in fact; in reality.
 * 3)  Very (modifying an adjective); very much (modifying a verb).
 * 1)  Actually; in fact; in reality.
 * 2)  Very (modifying an adjective); very much (modifying a verb).
 * 1)  Very (modifying an adjective); very much (modifying a verb).
 * 1)  Very (modifying an adjective); very much (modifying a verb).

Usage notes

 * Like its synonyms, really is, in practice, often used to preface an opinion, rather than a fact. (See also usage notes for actually.)
 * Increasingly people are recognising what's really important is having children.

Synonyms

 * ,, , ; see also Thesaurus:actually

Derived terms

 * not really

Translations

 * Arabic: حَقًّا
 * Egyptian Arabic: بجد
 * Hijazi Arabic: من جد, من صدق
 * Moroccan Arabic: بالصح
 * North Levantine Arabic: عن جد
 * South Levantine Arabic: عن جد
 * Armenian: ,
 * Azerbaijani: doğrudan, həqiqətən
 * Bulgarian:
 * Burmese:
 * Catalan: ,
 * Chinese:
 * Cantonese: 真係
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech:
 * Dutch: ,
 * Esperanto: vere
 * Estonian: tõesti, tõepoolest
 * Finnish: ,
 * French:
 * German:
 * Greek:, , ,
 * Ancient: ὄντως, τῷ ὄντι, ἀληθῶς
 * Hebrew: בֶּאֱמֶת
 * Hindi:
 * Hungarian:, , ,
 * Icelandic: sannarlega,, raunar, raunverulega
 * Igbo: ezị okwu
 * Ingrian: toest
 * Irish: dáiríre
 * Italian: ,
 * Japanese:
 * Khmer: តាមពិត, តាមការពិត, មែនឬ?, មែនឬទេ?, មែនទេ?
 * Korean:, , 진짜로,
 * Lao:
 * Latin: ,
 * Latvian: patiesi, patiešām, patiesībā, īstenībā, faktiski
 * Lithuanian: tikrai
 * Livonian: tuodlist, tuodstiz, tuodpūolst
 * Macedonian: навистина
 * Malay:
 * Malayalam: ശരിക്കും
 * Mari:
 * Eastern Mari: але
 * Mwani: kweli
 * Navajo: doo kááʼgóó
 * Neapolitan: ô vero, veramente
 * Old English: sōþe, sōþes
 * Persian:
 * Polish:, ,
 * Portuguese: na verdade, ,
 * Romanian: pe bune
 * Russian:
 * Serbo-Croatian:, , ,
 * Spanish:, , ,  ¿de veras?
 * Swahili:
 * Swedish:, ,
 * Telugu:
 * Thai:
 * Turkish: ,
 * Tày: ca rại
 * Ukrainian: ді́йсно
 * Urdu: واقعی
 * Vietnamese:
 * Zazaki: heqeta


 * Armenian: ,
 * Azerbaijani: həqiqətən, doğrudan
 * Bulgarian:
 * Cherokee: ᏙᎯᏳ
 * Chickasaw: kani̠hka̠
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech:
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto:
 * Finnish:, ,
 * French:
 * German:
 * Greek: ,
 * Hungarian: ,
 * Icelandic:
 * Ido:
 * Italian: ,
 * Japanese:
 * Khmer: ពិតជា,
 * Lao:
 * Lithuanian:
 * Malayalam: ശരിക്കും
 * Neapolitan: ô vero
 * Norwegian:
 * Persian:
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Russian:
 * Serbo-Croatian: ,
 * Spanish: de veras
 * Swedish:
 * Telugu:
 * Thai: จริงๆ
 * Turkish:, harbiden,
 * Vietnamese:

Interjection

 * 1)  Indicating surprise at, or requesting confirmation of, some new information; to express skepticism.
 * A: He won the Nobel Prize yesterday.
 * B: Really?
 * 1)  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?
 * 1)  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.
 * 1)  Indicating affirmation, agreement.
 * A: That girl talks about herself way too much.
 * B: Really. She's a nightmare.
 * 1)  Indicating displeasure at another person's behaviour or statement.
 * Well, really! How rude.
 * Well, really! How rude.

Usage notes
For the phatic sense, alternatives such as or  avoid a miscue whereby a speaker mistakes an active listener's really for genuine surprise or incredulity.

Translations

 * Arabic: وَٱللّٰه؟, لَيْسَ مَعْقُل!, حَقًّا
 * Armenian:
 * Bulgarian: ?, ?
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech: ,
 * Dutch: ,
 * Esperanto: ĉu vere?
 * Finnish: ihanko totta
 * French: ,
 * German: (ach) ja?,, ,
 * Greek:
 * Hebrew: בֶּאֱמֶת?, הֲאֻמְנָם?,
 * Hiligaynon: aba
 * Hungarian:, ,
 * Icelandic:
 * Indonesian:
 * Irish: go fírinneach
 * Italian:, , ma dai?,
 * Japanese:, へえ, ほんと,
 * Korean: 그래요?
 * Lao:
 * Latin: itane,, , an vero
 * Malay: benarkah, betulkah?
 * Malayalam: ശരിക്കും
 * Maori: āta koia, nē,
 * Mongolian:
 * Navajo: tʼáásh aaníí
 * Persian: ,
 * Polish: ?, ?, ?
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian: pe bune?
 * Russian:, , ,
 * Spanish: ¿de verdad?, ¿de veras?
 * Swedish:, , säger du det?
 * Tagalog: talaga?
 * Turkish: öyle mi?, gerçekten mi?, harbiden mi?
 * Ukrainian: ді́йсно?, спра́вді?
 * Vietnamese: thật sao?, vậy à?, thế à?
 * Yiddish: אַזוי


 * Bulgarian: така ли
 * Finnish: ihanko totta, todellako
 * German: ; ; ; was du nicht sagst,  was Sie nicht sagen
 * Hungarian: nem mondod?!, ne mondd!;  nem mondja?!, ne mondja!
 * Russian:


 * Bulgarian:, в действителност
 * Finnish: ,
 * German:, , , , ,
 * Greek:, ,
 * Hiligaynon: aba
 * Hungarian:, , az ám
 * Italian: ,
 * Polish: ,
 * Russian:, ,
 * Swedish:
 * Turkish:, gerçekten de, , harbiden
 * Ukrainian: ді́йсно, спра́вді


 * Finnish:
 * German: also wirklich!
 * Hiligaynon: aba
 * Persian: واقعاً که!
 * Polish:
 * Russian: ,
 * Ukrainian: наспра́вді


 * Dutch:
 * Georgian: ,
 * Icelandic:  ,
 * Italian: ,
 * Japanese:
 * Romanian: ,
 * Swedish: ,