literally

• ظرف يُستعمل للإشارة إلى أن شيئًا ما حقيقي بالمعنى الحرفي الدقيق، وفقًا للمعنى الأساسي للكلمة. وفي الاستعمال غير الرسمي الحديث يُستخدم أيضًا كثيرًا كأداة توكيد للمبالغة أو التعبير المجازي، وإن كان هذا الاستعمال يُعدّ أحيانًا غير صحيح في السياقات الرسمية.

An adverb used to indicate that something is true in a strict, exact sense, according to the primary meaning of a word. In modern informal usage, it is also commonly used as an intensifier for figurative or hyperbolic statements, though this usage is sometimes considered incorrect in formal contexts.

1. In a literal mannerB2formal

   In a way that uses the ordinary or primary meaning of a word or expression.

   حرفيًا

   • He literally translated the Latin text into English.
   • The instructions were followed literally, step by step.
   • She took his words literally and did exactly as he said.

   المرادفاتactuallyexactlyfaithfullypreciselyreallystrictlytrulyverbatimword for word

   الأضدادfiguratively

2. Used for emphasisB1informal

   Used to emphasize the truth or accuracy of a statement, often hyperbolically.

   حرفياً

   • I was literally dying of laughter at his joke.
   • The queue was literally a mile long.
   • He literally flew across the room to catch the ball.

   المرادفاتabsolutelyactuallycompletelyindeedplainlyreallysimplytotallytrulyutterly