different between ate vs really

English

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /e?t/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /e?t/, (dialectal) /?t/
• Rhymes: -?t, -e?t
• Homophones: ait, eight, eyot

Verb

ate

1. simple past tense of eat

   Synonym: (colloquial) et

2. (colloquial, nonstandard) past participle of eat

Anagrams

• AET, ETA, TEA, Tea, a.e.t., aet, eat, eta, tea, æt.

Asturian

Verb

ate

1. first-person singular present subjunctive of atar
2. third-person singular present subjunctive of atar

Basque

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): /a.te/

Noun

ate inan

1. door, entrance
2. defile, gorge (deep, narrow passage)
3. (sports) goal (structure)
4. exterior, outside part

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

• “ate” in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia, euskaltzaindia.eus
• “ate” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia, euskaltzaindia.eus

Drehu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?t?e/

Verb

ate

1. to know, be knowledgable

References

• Leenhardt, M. (1946) Langues et dialectes de l'Austro-Mèlanèsie. Cited in: "?De’u" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271-283.

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?a?t?/

Verb

ate

1. (archaic) singular past subjunctive of eten

Fijian

Etymology

From Proto-Central-Pacific *qate, from Proto-Oceanic *qate, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qatay, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qatay, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatay, from Proto-Austronesian *qaCay.

Noun

ate

1. Obsolete spelling of yate

Japanese

Romanization

ate

1. R?maji transcription of ??

Kapampangan

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatay, from Proto-Austronesian *qaCay.

Noun

até

1. (anatomy) liver

Laboya

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatay, from Proto-Austronesian *qaCay.

Noun

ate

1. (anatomy) liver
2. (figuratively) heart

Derived terms

• ole ate (“friend”)

References

• Rina, A. Dj.; Kabba, John Lado B. (2011) , “ate”, in Kamus Bahasa Lamboya, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat [Dictionary of Lamboya Language, West Sumba Regency], Waikabubak: Dinas Kebudayaan dan Pariwisata, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat, page 6
• Laboya in Austronesian Comparative Dictionary

Lindu

Noun

ate

1. (anatomy) liver

Lithuanian

Interjection

ate

1. (informal) goodbye

   Synonyms: iki, viso gero

Mandinka

Pronoun

ate

1. he, him (personal pronoun)
2. she, her (personal pronoun)
3. it (personal pronoun)

See also

Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *qate, from Proto-Oceanic *qate, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qatay, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qatay, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatay, from Proto-Austronesian *qaCay.

Noun

ate

1. (anatomy) liver (organ of the body)

Middle English

Noun

ate

1. Alternative form of ote

Mori Bawah

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ate/

Noun

ate

1. liver

References

• The Austronesian Languages of Asia and Madagascar (2013, ?ISBN, page 684

Ojibwe

Verb

ate (changed conjunct form eteg, reduplicated form ayate, augmented form atemagad)

1. be (in a certain place)

   Gii-kwanabise iwe biskitenaagan imaa adoopowinaakong gaa-ateg.

   The birch bark tray that was sitting on the table tipped over.

Conjugation

See also

• abi
• ayaa
• biinde
• dagon

References

• The Ojibwe People's Dictionary https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/ate-vii

Portuguese

Verb

ate

1. first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of atar
2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of atar
3. third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of atar
4. third-person singular (você) negative imperative of atar

Rapa Nui

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *qate, from Proto-Oceanic *qate, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qatay, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qatay, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatay, from Proto-Austronesian *qaCay.

Noun

ate

1. (anatomy) liver (organ of the body)

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ate/, [?a.t?e]

Etymology 1

Of Nahuatl origin.

Noun

ate m (plural ates)

1. a kind of Mexican jelly candy made by cooking fruit pulp, usually from guava, quince, peach or prickly pear

   Synonym: dulce

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

ate

1. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of atar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of atar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of atar.

Further reading

• “ate” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

Tagalog

Etymology

From Hokkien ?? (á-chí).

Noun

ate (masculine kuya)

1. a big sister: an elder sister, especially the eldest.

2. (informal) respectful term of address or honorific for a young woman or girl or any female older than oneself; miss; sis

3. (informal) A female upperclasswoman; a female senior

See also

• ditse
• sanse
• sitse

Synonyms

• kuya
• manang
• manong

Tocharian B

Alternative forms

• at
• attai
• ?te

Etymology

Probably from Proto-Tocharian *?té, from Proto-Indo-European *éti.

Adverb

ate

1. away

Further reading

• Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) , “ate”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, ?ISBN, page 10

Wauja

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a?t?/

Interjection

ate

1. ow, ouch (expressing pain in response to heat)

References

• E. Ireland field notes. Need to be checked by native speaker.

English

Etymology 1

From Middle English really, realy, rialliche, equivalent to real +? -ly.

Alternative forms

• real-ly
• reälly

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /????l?/, /????li/, /????l?/, /????li/
• (US) IPA^(key): /???li/, /??ili/, /??i.?li/
• Hyphenation: re?al?ly
• Rhymes: -i?li

Adverb

really (comparative more really, superlative most really)

1. (literally) In a way or manner that is real, not unreal.
   • 1751, John Roche, Moravian Heresy, page 168:

     We are to believe that by an extraordinary Conception by Means of the holy Ghost he in an extraordinary MANNER, (unknown to us) really assumed Flesh, and was by her nourished in the Womb and in due Time born in a natural Manner, and that whilst on Earth he was really hungry, and dry, and eat and drank as really as other Men, without, any Deception of Sight in us or Delusion whatsoever.

   • 1878, Jonathan Baldwin Turner, Christ's Words as Related to Science,..., page 52:

     If we take the phenomenal world as it strikes our senses, in all its varied and wonderful powers and aspects; as the mere symbol of the Divine Presence and power, that is, according to Christ, ever in, through, and over all, as really as are causal light, heat and gravity, or as really as our own life and souls pervade every atom of our bodies, [...]

   • 1975, Robin H. S. Boyd, An introduction to Indian Christian theology, page 48:

     Thus Brahman must be described as ‘really real’, while a rope, or a person, or God Himself, is ‘unreally real’. And it is only the Vedantin who can distinguish the real from the unreal, for to others all seems real.

2. (modal) Actually; in fact; in reality.

3. (informal, as an intensifier) Very (modifying an adjective); very much (modifying a verb).
   • There was also hairdressing: hairdressing, too, really was hairdressing in those times — no running a comb through it and that was that. It was curled, frizzed, waved, put in curlers overnight, waved with hot tongs; […].

Alternative forms

• (in a way or manner that is real, not unreal): real-ly

Usage notes

• Like its synonyms, really is, in practice, often used to preface an opinion, rather than a fact. (See also usage notes for actually.)

Increasingly people are recognising what's really important is having children.

Synonyms

• (actually): actually, in fact, indeed, truly; see also Thesaurus:actually
• (colloquial, as an intensifier): so

Translations

Interjection

really

1. Indicating surprise at, or requesting confirmation of, some new information; to express skepticism.

   A: He won the Nobel Prize yesterday.

   B: Really?

2. (colloquial, sarcastic, typically exaggerated question.) Indicating that what was just said was obvious and unnecessary; contrived incredulity

   A: I've just been reading Shakespeare - he's one of the best authors like, ever!

   B: Really.

3. (colloquial, chiefly US) Indicating affirmation, agreement.

   A: That girl talks about herself way too much.

   B: Really. She's a nightmare.

4. Indicating displeasure at another person's behaviour or statement.

   Well, really! How rude.

Synonyms

• (contrived incredulity, or in ironic / sarcastic sense): you don't say, no kidding, oh really, no really

Translations

References

Etymology 2

re- +? ally

Verb

really (third-person singular simple present reallies, present participle reallying, simple past and past participle reallied)

1. Alternative form of re-ally
   • 1917, German American Annals, page 69:

     She wished since long to die and to be reallied with her children in heaven.

   • 1997, Warren F. Kuehl, Lynne Dunn, Keeping the Covenant: American Internationalists and the League of Nations, 1920-1939 (Kent State University Press, ?ISBN), page 19:

     Following the election, those who had publicly opposed Harding hastened to really themselves with Republicans who had remained in the party.

Anagrams

• rallye, y'all're, yaller