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# genuinely

adverb

«genuinely» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Really and truly; honestly, not pretending: I'm genuinely sorry. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/genuinely/#m1)
2. In a way that is real and not fake: a genuinely old coin. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/genuinely/#m2)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/genuinely/#x1)
- She was genuinely surprised by the party. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/genuinely/#x2)
- He seemed genuinely interested in my drawing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/genuinely/#x3)
- The museum checked that the coin was genuinely old. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/genuinely/#x4)
- Are you genuinely happy, or just being polite? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/genuinely/#x5)
- It was a genuinely funny film. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/genuinely/#x6)

### Note

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

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «genuinely» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/genuinely/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«genuinely» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/genuinely.html) on Mova free.