re-ally

[ree-uh-lahy] /ˌri əˈlaɪ/

Examples
Word Origin

verb (used with object), verb (used without object), re-allied, re-allying.

to ally again or anew.

Origin

late Middle English

Middle French

1425-1475

1425-75; late Middle English realy < Middle French real(l)ier; see rally¹

Can be confused

really, re-ally.

really

[ree-uh-lee, ree-lee] /ˈri ə li, ˈri li/

adverb

in reality; actually:

to see things as they really are.

genuinely or truly:

a really honest man.

indeed:

Really, this is too much.

interjection

(used to express surprise, exasperation, etc.)

Origin

1400-50; late Middle English; see real¹, -ly

Can be confused

really, re-ally.

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Examples from the web for really

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British Dictionary definitions for really

really

/ˈrɪəlɪ/

adverb

in reality; in actuality; assuredly: it's really quite harmless

truly; genuinely: really beautiful

interjection

an exclamation of dismay, disapproval, doubt, surprise, etc

not really?, an exclamation of surprise or polite doubt

very

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Word Origin and History for really

adv.

c.1400, originally in reference to the presence of Christ in the Eucharist, from real (adj.) + -ly (2). Sense of "actually" is from early 15c. Purely emphatic use dates from c.1600; interrogative use (oh, really?) is first recorded 1815.

re-ally

"to form an alliance again," c.1600, from re- + ally (v.). Related: Re-allied.

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