genuinely
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gen·u·ine
(jĕn′yo͞o-ĭn)adj.
1. Actually possessing the alleged or apparent attribute or character: genuine leather.
2. Not spurious or counterfeit; authentic: Tests proved that the letter was genuine, and not a forgery. See Synonyms at authentic.
3.
a. Honestly felt or experienced: genuine devotion.
b. Actual; real: a genuine dilemma.
4. Free from hypocrisy or dishonesty; sincere: Is he being genuine in making these compliments?
5. Being of pure or original stock: a genuine Hawaiian.
[Latin genuīnus, natural, possibly from alteration of ingenuus, native, freeborn; see ingenuous.]
gen′u·ine·ly adv.
gen′u·ine·ness n.
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Adv. | 1. | genuinely - in accordance with truth or fact or reality; "she was now truly American"; "a genuinely open society"; "they don't really listen to us" |
2. | genuinely - genuinely; with authority; "it is authentically British" |
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genuinely
adverbIn truth:
Idiom: for fair.
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بصورة حقيقيَّه
opravduvážně
innilega; einlæglega
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genuinely
[ˈdʒenjʊɪnlɪ] ADV1. (= authentically) [funny] → realmente, verdaderamente
he claims, probably quite genuinely, to be → asegura, y probablemente sea cierto, ser ...
he claims, probably quite genuinely, to be → asegura, y probablemente sea cierto, ser ...
2. (= sincerely) [believe] → sinceramente, realmente; [want] → realmente, de verdad; [interested, worried, upset] → verdaderamente, realmente
he genuinely wants to change → realmente or de verdad quiere cambiar
they were genuinely pleased to see me → se alegraban de verdad de verme
I'm genuinely sorry that Peter has gone → siento de verdad que Peter se haya ido, lamento sinceramente que Peter se haya ido
he genuinely wants to change → realmente or de verdad quiere cambiar
they were genuinely pleased to see me → se alegraban de verdad de verme
I'm genuinely sorry that Peter has gone → siento de verdad que Peter se haya ido, lamento sinceramente que Peter se haya ido
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
genuinely
[ˈdʒɛnjuɪnli] adv [interested, concerned] → sincèrement, vraiment
[surprised] → vraiment, réellement
[nice, funny, good] → vraiment
[democratic, independent] → réellement
[believe, feel, want] → vraiment, sincèrement
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genuinely
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
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genuine
(ˈdʒenjuin) adjective1. real; not fake or artificial. a genuine pearl; a genuine antique.
2. honest; sincere. He shows a genuine desire to improve.
ˈgenuinely adverbHe was genuinely pleased to see her.
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