literally
US /ˈlɪtərəli/
・UK
B1
adv.AdverbIn a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
She took his words literally.
adv.AdverbUsed for emphasis to describe something that is actually true, often to highlight surprise or intensity.
We literally fell down on the floor laughing.
adv.AdverbUsed to acknowledge that something is not literally true but is used for emphasis or to express strong feeling
I was literally dying of embarrassment.
Video subtitles
#AskGaryVee Episode 72: Casey Neistat on Applying to College & How to Focus on Goals
- I've talked about, if you've been watching the show long enough, that first F on a test in fourth grade and literally making that transition to, "I'm going to fight the market," and I've been fighting the market my whole life.
I've talked about, if you've been watching the show long enough, that first F on a test in fourth grade and literally making that transition to, "I'm going to fight the market," and I've been fighting the market my whole life.
- and literally making that transition
and literally making that transition
The "Boyfriend" Tag (ft. Troye Sivan) | Tyler Oakley #TROYLER
- - Get on my level, Tyler. - I literally am trying
- Get on my level, Tyler. - I literally am trying
- - It's literally my name.
- It's literally my name.
The First Presidential Debate: Hillary Clinton And Donald Trump (Full Debate) | NBC News
- We are literally just minutes away now from the start of this first and all-important presidential debate on the stage behind us.
We are literally just minutes away now from the start of this first and all-important presidential debate on the stage behind us.
- WE'RE LITERALLY
WE'RE LITERALLY
I LOST my horse in Minecraft (REAL TEARS) - Part 4
- Ooh alright, we have him back. I looked all night, literally all night
Ooh alright, we have him back. I looked all night, literally all night
- I looked all night, literally all night.
I looked all night, literally all night.
Boost your metabolism and get rid of your belly fat
- And we talk about how to sweep your body clear of all the impurities and the poisons and the toxins that are clogging up your metabolism and literally making fat stick to your body.
And we talk about how to sweep your body clear of all the impurities and the poisons and the toxins that are clogging up your metabolism and literally making fat stick to your body.
- your metabolism and literally making fat stick to your body and we go over how to know
your metabolism and literally making fat stick to your body and we go over how to know
Impulse Buying: Why You Buy Stuff You Don't Need
- Lots of studies show that using cash slows down spending, because it forces you to literally watch the money as it's in your hand and then not anymore.
Lots of studies show that using cash slows down spending, because it forces you to literally watch the money as it's in your hand and then not anymore.
- Lots of studies show that using cash slows down spending, because it forces you to literally watch the money as it's in your hand and then not anymore.
Lots of studies show that using cash slows down spending, because it forces you to literally watch the money as it's in your hand and then not anymore.
Struggling to understand Gen Z Slang
- Yes, I'm finna get a PC glow up, mine's high key sus. It's literally slower than a boomer and the lag is dead ass so cringe.
Yes, I'm finna get a PC glow up, mine's high key sus. It's literally slower than a boomer and the lag is dead ass so cringe.
- It's literally slower than a boomer, and the lag is deadass so cringe.
It's literally slower than a boomer, and the lag is deadass so cringe.
How to Describe a Day Off in English!
- That's literally the phrase we use to talk about small chores and things we need to do in our house or in our apartment.
That's literally the phrase we use to talk about small chores and things we need to do in our house or in our apartment.
- That's literally the phrase we use to talk about small chores and things we need to do in our house or in our apartment.
That's literally the phrase we use to talk about small chores and things we need to do in our house or in our apartment.
Kevin Hart had the WORST life advice for his kids |The Graham Norton Show - BBC
- I literally had to stop the lesson.
I literally had to stop the lesson.
- You got to work for it." "We don't want to go home!" I was like, "Let us go upstairs." I literally had to stop the lesson.
You got to work for it." "We don't want to go home!" I was like, "Let us go upstairs." I literally had to stop the lesson.
The Floor is Lava
- Dead-weight? I literally just saved your life! You'd be sleeping in lava if it wasn't for me!
Dead-weight? I literally just saved your life! You'd be sleeping in lava if it wasn't for me!
- I literally just saved your life from being sleeping in lava if it wasn't for me!
I literally just saved your life from being sleeping in lava if it wasn't for me!