not really
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Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
not really (not comparable)
- To a low degree, not particularly, not especially.
- I’m not really hungry now, so let’s have dinner later.
- Not actually (a hypothetical will not, in fact, come to pass), often rhetorical.
- You’re not really going to marry him, are you?
Usage notes edit
- Not to be confused with really not, meaning “to a high degree” or “(affirming) sincerely not, absolutely not”.
- Also not to be confused with no really.
Translations edit
to a low degree
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