{
    "term": "truly",
    "partOfSpeech": "adverb",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "used to emphasize that a particular statement, feeling, etc. is sincere or real",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She **truly believes** that none of this is her fault."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I'm truly sorry that things had to end like this."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I felt truly at home."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I do care. Truly, I do!"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Does she truly love him?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He could never truly forgive her."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He truly wants to improve the town."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "used to emphasize a particular quality",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The results are **truly amazing**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It's a **truly remarkable** movie."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a truly great work of art"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a truly memorable occasion"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a truly magnificent performance"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "used to emphasize that a particular description is accurate or correct",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a truly democratic system of government"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Well, **really and truly**, things were better than expected."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He started the first truly international ballet company."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They truly understand what we're going through."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a brand that is truly global"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "completely",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "By that time we were well and truly lost."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "used at the end of a formal letter before you sign your name",
            "labels": "(North American English, formal)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "I/me",
            "labels": "(informal, often humorous)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Steve came first, Robin second, and yours truly came last."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈtruːli/",
                "audio": "tr/truly/truly__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈtruːli/",
                "audio": "tr/truly/truly__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Old English trēowlīce ‘faithfully’ (see true, -ly)."
}