English hyphenation

Hyphenation of “really”

The standard US-English hyphenation shown for really is re-al-ly, with 2 possible break points in this result.

US English hyphenation
re-al-ly
3 segments2 break points
British English pattern result really The GB pattern set returns a different line-break pattern. Pattern differences are not automatically treated as a linguistic US/UK difference.
Wordreally
Hyphenationre-al-ly
Break points2
Part of speechadverb · exclamation
Pronunciation/ˈri(ə)li/
Meaning & usage

What does “really” mean?

really: In actual fact, as opposed to what is said or imagined to be true or possible.

Headwordreally
Part of speechadverb · exclamation
Pronunciation/ˈri(ə)li/
1
adverb

In actual fact, as opposed to what is said or imagined to be true or possible.

Example: “so what really happened?”

Synonyms:
actually as a matter of fact if truth be told in actual fact in actuality in fact in point of fact in reality in truth to tell the truth
2
adverb

Very; thoroughly.

Example: “I think she's really great”

3
exclamation

Used to express interest, surprise, or doubt.

Example: ““I've been working hard.” “Really?””

Synonyms:
is that a fact is that so well I never well I never did
Word breaks

How “really” is split

re·al·ly

For US English, the hyphenation result is re-al-ly. This gives 2 possible line-break points in the returned pattern. The British-English pattern set returns really.

Quick answers

Questions about “really”

How do you hyphenate “really”?

In the US-English result used here, really is hyphenated as re-al-ly.

Where can “really” break at the end of a line?

The returned US pattern contains 2 possible break points.

What does “really” mean?

In actual fact, as opposed to what is said or imagined to be true or possible.

Can you use “really” in a sentence?

“so what really happened?”

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