literally

Definition

Examples

The sign literally means that no one is allowed to park here.

Word Family

Synonyms

• verbatimin precisely the same words used by a writer or speaker
• actuallyin actual fact
• trulyin accordance with truth or fact or reality

Collocations

• Easy mean it literally
  to mean it literally, meaning to mean or intend to express or convey
• Medium translate literally from source text
  to translate literally from source text, meaning to restate (words) from one language into another language
• Hard literally interpreted under legal statutes
  describing literally interpreted under legal statutes (in a literal sense)
• Very Hard tear down arguments literally brick by brick
  to tear down arguments literally brick by brick, meaning to separate or cause to separate abruptly