really

/ˈrɪəli/ adverb

Translation

VERY › very or very much

gerçekten, sahiden

She's really nice. I really don't want to go. That's really interesting. "Did you like it then?" "Er, not really" (= no).1245

TRUTH › used when you are saying what is the truth of a situation

aslında, gerçekte

She tried to hide what she was really thinking. They didn't really say anything important.1751

Really? › used when you are surprised at what someone has just said

Gerçekten mi?', 'Sahiden mi?', 'Ciddi misin?'

"Apparently, he's leaving." "Really?"1249

(Definition of really adverb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

to do something without worrying about the risk or negative results

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