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Definition of literally - Reverso English Dictionary
Adverb
1.
exact meaningin a literal manner or sense
- He literally exploded with rage.!
2.
- I literally died of embarrassment.!
Expressions with literally
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in both literal and metaphorical ways simultaneously
He was literally and figuratively on fire during the game.
understand words in their exact, basic meaning
He tends to take literally everything I say.
Origin of literally
Latin, littera (letter) + -ally (adverbial suffix)
Terms with literally included in their meaning
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literal
literally stand together with someone
fearlessness
used literally to tell someone not to be afraid or scared
many locations
in many places, not literally all
literal
literally in the same good way
metaphor
way of looking at something, literally or figuratively
literal presence
one man accompanied by his dog literally
technology
cause a character to be interpreted literally
language
in a metaphoric manner not literally
metaphorical
used metaphorically, not literally
literal or figurative
cut or break something into parts, literally or figuratively
linguistics
expression translated literally from another language
interpretation
interpret with caution, not too literally or seriously
literal meaning
used literally as the words I, don't, and know
literal or figurative
confine someone or something, literally or metaphorically, like in a cage
linguistics
using fixed phrases naturally, not literally, when speaking or interpreting
literally mossy
covered with a growth of moss
figurative
not meant to be taken literally
scientific or figurative
in a way involving or resembling osmosis, literally or figuratively
Examples of literally in a sentence
The book literally fell apart in my hands. She literally jumped out of her skin when she saw the surprise. I literally can't even handle this right now.
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- French:littéralement, au sens figuré, ...
- German:buchstäblich, wirklich, ...
- Italian:letteralmente, davvero, ...
- Spanish:literalmente, realmente, ...
- Portuguese:literalmente, ...
- Chinese:字面上, 简直, ...
- Japanese:文字通り, ...
- Arabic:حَرْفِيًّا, ...
- Hebrew:מִילּוּלִית, מַמָּשׁ, ...
- Russian:буквально, ...
- Ukrainian:буквально, справді, ...
- Hindi:अक्षरशः, वाकई, ...
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