not really

English

Adverb

not really (not comparable)

1. To a low degree, not particularly, not especially.

   I’m not really hungry now, so let’s have dinner later.

2. Not actually (a hypothetical will not, in fact, come to pass), often rhetorical.

   You’re not really going to marry him, are you?

Usage notes

• Not to be confused with really not, meaning “to a high degree” or “(affirming) sincerely not, absolutely not”.

Translations

to a low degree

• French: pas vraiment
• Hungarian: nem igazán
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