en vérité

/ɑ̃ ve.ʁi.te/

adverb B1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adv Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. in truth, actually

Similar words

à vrai dire

"à vrai dire" and "en vérité" are close synonyms for "to tell the truth, actually," largely interchangeable.

Similar in other languages

German

wahrlich

Close — "in truth, actually" relates to "truly, indeed."

Practice

1 What does en vérité mean?

2 Fill the gap: En ___, il n'a jamais accepté ce poste.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches en vérité?

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