"not really" meaning in All languages combined

See not really on Wiktionary

Adverb [English]

Audio: en-us-not-really.ogg
Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} not really (not comparable)
  1. To a low degree, not particularly, not especially. Tags: not-comparable Translations (to a low degree): ikke rigtig (Danish), egentlig ikke (Danish), niet echt (Dutch), pas vraiment (French), nem igazán (Hungarian), не о́чень (ne óčenʹ) (Russian), не сли́шком-то (ne slíškom-to) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-not_really-en-adv-xOyKg6F0 Disambiguation of 'to a low degree': 97 3
  2. Not actually (a hypothetical will not, in fact, come to pass), often rhetorical. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-not_really-en-adv-lLuke9ON Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 98 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 1 99 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 1 99 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 99 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 1 99 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 2 98 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 2 98 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 2 98 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 2 98

Alternative forms

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