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{
"term": "truly",
"partOfSpeech": "adverb",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "b2",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "used to emphasize that a particular statement, feeling, etc. is sincere or real",
"cefr": "b2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "She **truly believes** that none of this is her fault."
},
{
"text": "I'm truly sorry that things had to end like this."
},
{
"text": "I felt truly at home."
},
{
"text": "I do care. Truly, I do!"
},
{
"text": "Does she truly love him?"
},
{
"text": "He could never truly forgive her."
},
{
"text": "He truly wants to improve the town."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "used to emphasize a particular quality",
"cefr": "b2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "The results are **truly amazing**."
},
{
"text": "It's a **truly remarkable** movie."
},
{
"text": "a truly great work of art"
},
{
"text": "a truly memorable occasion"
},
{
"text": "a truly magnificent performance"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "used to emphasize that a particular description is accurate or correct",
"labels": "(informal)",
"cefr": "b2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "a truly democratic system of government"
},
{
"text": "Well, **really and truly**, things were better than expected."
},
{
"text": "He started the first truly international ballet company."
},
{
"text": "They truly understand what we're going through."
},
{
"text": "a brand that is truly global"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "completely",
"labels": "(informal)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "By that time we were well and truly lost."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "used at the end of a formal letter before you sign your name",
"labels": "(North American English, formal)",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "I/me",
"labels": "(informal, often humorous)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Steve came first, Robin second, and yours truly came last."
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈtruːli/",
"audio": "tr/truly/truly__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈtruːli/",
"audio": "tr/truly/truly__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "Old English trēowlīce ‘faithfully’ (see true, -ly)."
}