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1  adv You can use really to emphasize a statement. 
SPOKEN usu ADV with v  (emphasis)  I'm very sorry. I really am..., It really is best to manage without any medication if you possibly can...  
2  adv You can use really to emphasize an adjective or adverb. 
ADV adj/adv  (emphasis)   (=very) 
It was really good..., They were really nice people...  
3  adv You use really when you are discussing the real facts about something, in contrast to the ones someone wants you to believe. 
usu ADV with v, also ADV adj 
My father didn't really love her...  
4  adv People use really in questions and negative statements when they want you to answer `no'. 
ADV before v  (emphasis)   (=honestly) 
Do you really think he would be that stupid?...  
5  adv If you refer to a time when something really begins to happen, you are emphasizing that it starts to happen at that time to a much greater extent and much more seriously than before. 
ADV before v  (emphasis)  That's when the pressure really started...  
6  adv People sometimes use really to slightly reduce the force of a negative statement. 
SPOKEN ADV after neg, usu ADV with v, also ADV with cl  (vagueness)  I'm not really surprised..., `Did they hurt you?'<emdash>`Not really'...  
7  convention You can say really to express surprise or disbelief at what someone has said. 
SPOKEN, feelings `We discovered it was totally the wrong decision.'<emdash>`Really?'...