really
adv. degreeadv. very much or truly. You use this to make an adjective stronger or to say that something is a fact.
adv. used to emphasize an adjective, adverb, or verb; also used to assert the truth or reality of a statement.
I am really tired after work today.
The movie was really long, but the ending was so exciting that nobody minded the three-hour runtime.
While the proposal sounds good in theory, we need to determine if the company really possesses the resources to execute such an ambitious plan.
From Middle English really, realy, rialliche, equivalent to real + -ly.
From re- + ally.
As a degree adverb, it typically precedes the adjective or adverb it modifies; when emphasizing a verb, it usually sits before the main verb.
It is a really problem.It is a real problem.Learners often use the adverb 'really' to modify a noun, but the adjective 'real' is required in this position.