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literally B2

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adverbYou can use literally to emphasize a statement . Some careful speakers of English think that this use is incorrect .We've got to get the economy under control or it will literally eat us up.The views are literally breath-taking.You use literally to emphasize that what you are saying is true, even though it seems exaggerated or surprising .Putting on an opera is a tremendous enterprise involving literally hundreds of people.I literally crawled to the car.If a word or expression is translated literally, its most simple or basic meaning is translated.The word 'volk' translates literally as 'folk'.A stanza is, literally, a room.

word	literally
definition	adverb You can use literally to emphasize a statement . Some careful speakers of English think that this use is incorrect . We've got to get the economy under control or it will literally eat us up. The views are literally breath-taking. You use literally to emphasize that what you are saying is true, even though it seems exaggerated or surprising . Putting on an opera is a tremendous enterprise involving literally hundreds of people. I literally crawled to the car. If a word or expression is translated literally, its most simple or basic meaning is translated. The word 'volk' translates literally as 'folk'. A stanza is, literally, a room.
cefr-level	B2

Literally Emphasize Word Adverb Statement Careful Speakers English