{
    "term": "really",
    "partOfSpeech": "adverb",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "used to emphasize an adjective or adverb",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "That's a **really good** idea."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It's **really hard** to find a decent job these days."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It all went **really well**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This is a **really nice** place."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Things are looking **really bad** for him."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It's **really important** that I speak with her right away."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a really hot fire"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I'm really sorry."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She was driving really fast."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "used to emphasize something you are saying or an opinion you are giving",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I **really want** to go home now."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I want to help—**I really do**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You **really need** to forget all about her."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Now I really must go."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I really don't mind."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He **really likes** you."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I **really enjoyed** the film."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I **really, really** hope you're right."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I **really and truly** am in love this time."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I really love it here."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I am really looking forward to seeing the film."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Opinion and argument"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "used to express interest in or surprise at what somebody is saying",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "‘We're going to Japan next month.’ ‘Oh, really?’"
                },
                {
                    "text": "‘She's resigned.’ ‘Really? Are you sure?’"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "used to say what is actually the fact or the truth about something",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "What do you **really think** about it?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Tell me what **really happened**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They are not really my aunt and uncle."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I can't believe I am really going to meet the princess."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "used, often in negative sentences, to reduce the force of something you are saying",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I don't really agree with that."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It doesn't really matter."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I don't **really know** what to expect."
                },
                {
                    "text": "‘Did you enjoy the book?’ ‘**Not really**’ *(= ‘no’ or ‘not very much’)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We’ve done well, really."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I don't really have a choice."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He never really recovered from the scandal."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 6,
            "definition": "used in questions and negative sentences when you want somebody to say ‘no’",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Do you really expect me to believe that?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I don't really need to go, do I?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He doesn't really have a clue about what's going on, does he?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Is that how you're really going to do it?"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 7,
            "definition": "used to show that you think something that somebody has done is bad",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Really, you could have told us before."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈriːəli//ˈrɪəli/",
                "audio": "re/really/really__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈriːəli/",
                "audio": "re/really/really__us_3_rr.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}