Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - truly
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Truly
truly
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. You use truly to emphasize that something has all the features or qualities of a particular thing, or is the case to the fullest possible extent. ...a truly democratic system... Not all doctors truly understand the reproductive cycle... ADV: ADV group, ADV before v c darkgreen]emphasis 2. You can use truly in order to emphasize your description of something. ...a truly splendid man... They were truly appalling. ADV: ADV adj c darkgreen]emphasis 3. You use truly to emphasize that feelings are genuine and sincere. Believe me, Susan, I am truly sorry... ADV: ADV adj, ADV before v c darkgreen]emphasis 4. well and truly: see well 5. You write Yours truly at the end of a formal letter to someone you do not know very well. You write your signature after the words ‘Yours truly’. Yours truly, Phil Turner. CONVENTION 6. You can say yours truly as a way of referring to yourself. (HUMOROUS, INFORMAL) Yours truly was awoken by a shout: ‘Ahoy there!’ PHRASE
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1.
adverb Date: 13th century 1. a. indeed — often used as an intensive ~, she is fair or interjectionally to express astonishment or doubt b. without feigning, falsity, or inaccuracy in truth or fact 2. in all sincerity ; sincerely — often used with yours as a complimentary close 3. in agreement with fact ; truthfully 4. with exactness of construction or operation 5. in a proper or suitable manner ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
2.
adv. 1 sincerely, genuinely (am truly grateful). 2 really, indeed (truly, I do not know). 3 faithfully, loyally (served them truly). 4 accurately, truthfully (is not truly depicted; has been truly stated). 5 rightly, properly (well and truly). Etymology: OE treowlice (as TRUE, -LY(2)) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
3.
1. правдиво, верно, правильно; истинно; искренне I am truly grateful to you —- я вам искренне благодарен tell me truly what you think —- скажите мне честно, что вы думаете it has been truly stated that... —- правильно отмечалось (говорилось), что... 2. книж. в функции вводного слова: по правде говоря, честно говоря truly, I am puzzled —- по правде говоря, я озадачен 3. верно, лояльно, преданно to serve smb. truly —- верно служить кому-л. 4. действительно, подлинно, по-настоящему a truly absorbing book —- по-настоящему увлекательная книга a truly considerate host —- по-настоящему внимательный хозяин a truly difficult situation —- действительно трудная ситуация a truly good man —- несомненно хороший человек a truly beautiful picture —- поистине прекрасная картина to be truly happy —- быть по-настоящему счастливым 5. в полном смысле слова it may truly be called tragic —- ситуация в полном смысле слова трагическая 6. точно, верно, правильно to represent truly —- точно передать 7. законно Id: truly yours —- искренне ваш, преданный вам; с почтением (в конце письма); ваш покорный слуга Id: really and truly! —- ей-же-ей! Id: really and truly? —- нет, в самом деле? ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
4.
adv. 1) правдиво; искренне 2) верно; лояльно 3) поистине 4) точно yours truly - преданный вам (в конце письма) ...Англо-русский словарь
5.
~ adv + adj/adv 1 used to emphasize that the way you are describing something is really true (There was a truly beautiful view from the bedroom. | a truly amazing story | Truly, this is an honour.) 2 formal sincerely (I am truly sorry.) 3 in an exact or correct way (A spider cannot truly be described as an insect.) 4 well and truly especially spoken completely; totally (We were well and truly trapped.) 5 really and truly spoken used to emphasize that something is definitely true (I couldn't believe we were really and truly going at last.) 6 yours truly a) used at the end of a business letter, before the signature (- see also yours faithfully, yours sincerely yours (3)) b) informal humorous used to mean yourself (So, yours truly was left to clean up.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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