genuinely

«genuinely» in Mova's school dictionary: Really and truly; honestly, not pretending: I'm genuinely… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adverb

meaning for a pupil

1) Really and truly; honestly, not pretending: I'm genuinely sorry. tree →

2) In a way that is real and not fake: a genuinely old coin. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday talk «genuinely» shows you mean what you say; in stories it shows a character's true feeling. Phrases: «genuinely sorry», «genuinely surprised», «genuinely interested».

examples

• I'm genuinely sorry I broke your pencil. tree →
• She was genuinely surprised by the party. tree →
• He seemed genuinely interested in my drawing. tree →
• The museum checked that the coin was genuinely old. tree →
• Are you genuinely happy, or just being polite? tree →
• It was a genuinely funny film. tree →

note

Adverb from «genuine» (real). Say «JEN-yoo-in-lee». Slang similar: «for real», «honestly». Spelling: genu-ine-ly.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «genuinely» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.