werkelijk — meaning in English
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English meaning
- absolutely adv Completely and without qualification.
- actual adj Existing in reality; real, not just imagined or planned.
- essential adj Absolutely necessary; unable to be done without.
- real adj Actually existing or happening, rather than imagined, fictional, or invented.
- really adv In actual fact; truly, as opposed to seeming or claiming to be so.
Senses
werkelijk is used for these senses in English:
- absolutely Yes, certainly; expression indicating strong agreement.
- actual Existing in reality, not just potentially; really acted or acting; occurring in fact. [from 14th c.]
- essential Being in the basic form; showing its essence.
- real That has objective, physical existence.
- really (modal) Actually; in fact; in reality.
- really (informal, as an intensifier) Very (modifying an adjective); very much (modifying a verb).
absolutely — full definition
- adv Completely and without qualification.
- intj Used to express strong agreement.
actual — full definition
- adj Existing in reality; real, not just imagined or planned.
- adj Used to emphasize the specific thing being referred to.
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