de veras

See also: deveras and deverás

Spanish

Etymology

See de, vero. Compare also Romanian adevăr (“truth”) and Italian davvero (“really”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /de ˈbeɾas/ [d̪e ˈβ̞e.ɾas]
• Syllabification: de ve‧ras

Adverb

de veras

1. (chiefly Latin America, idiomatic) truly, really

   Synonyms: en serio, de verdad

   ¿De veras lo crees?

   Do you really think so?

Further reading

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