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WordBand 6–7Core (NGSL)

literally

/ˈlɪtəɹəli/

adverb

in a way that expresses the exact meaning of something

  • “She was literally eating him up with her eyes all evening.”Tatoeba
  • “We have, literally, a pile of food to eat.”Tatoeba

Sentences from Tatoeba show real usage. A word can have several meanings, so a sentence may use another one.

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Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)

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