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literally
/ˈlitərəli/adverb
In a literal manner; in accordance with the exact or primary meaning.
Usage — Used for emphasis or intensification, not literally.
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In a literal manner; in accordance with the exact or primary meaning.
Usage — Used for emphasis or intensification, not literally.
To find out with certainty; to learn or discover the truth of.
Usage — determine · establish · verify
Used as the object of a verb or preposition.
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