truly
adverb/ˈtruːli/
/ˈtruːli/
Word Family
Idioms - true adjective (≠ untrue)
- truth noun
- truthful adjective (≠ untruthful)
- truthfully adverb
- truly adverb
- used to emphasize that a particular statement, feeling, etc. is sincere or real
- She truly believes that none of this is her fault.
- I'm truly sorry that things had to end like this.
- I felt truly at home.
- I do care. Truly, I do!
- Does she truly love him?
- He could never truly forgive her.
- He truly wants to improve the town.
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- used to emphasize a particular quality
- The results are truly amazing.
- It's a truly remarkable movie.
- a truly great work of art
- a truly memorable occasion
- a truly magnificent performance
- used to emphasize that a particular description is accurate or correct
- a truly democratic system of government
- (informal) Well, really and truly, things were better than expected.
- He started the first truly international ballet company.
- They truly understand what we're going through.
- a brand that is truly global
Word OriginOld English trēowlīce ‘faithfully’ (see true, -ly).
Idioms
See truly in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee truly in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic Englishwell and truly
- (informal) completely
- By that time we were well and truly lost.
yours truly
- Yours Truly(North American English, formal) used at the end of a formal letter before you sign your name
- (informal, often humorous) I/me
- Steve came first, Robin second, and yours truly came last.
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