Meaning & use
really fun
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UK/ˈrɪəli fʌn/
US/ˈriːəli fʌn/
Meaning
phrasefixed phraseinformal
Very enjoyable or entertaining; a lot of fun.
Grammar: Used as a predicative adjective phrase; often after 'be' or 'seem'.
Patterns
- be really fun
- seem really fun
- look really fun
The party was really fun; everyone danced all night.
Playing board games with friends is really fun.
The trip sounded really fun, so I decided to join.
Common combinations
- really fun time
- We had a really fun time at the beach.
- really fun game
- That new video game is really fun to play.
- really fun activity
- Painting is a really fun activity for kids.
Synonyms and how they differ
- very enjoyable
- Very enjoyable is more formal and often used in written English; 'really fun' is more casual and common in speech.
- great fun
- Great fun is a similar informal phrase, but 'great' is slightly stronger than 'really'.
Opposites
really boringreally dull
Commonly confused: really fun or funny?
really fun vs funny
Funny means causing laughter, while 'really fun' means enjoyable. A funny movie makes you laugh; a fun movie is enjoyable.
Practice
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'Really fun' is the correct phrase to describe an enjoyable event. 'Really funny' would mean it made you laugh, and the other forms are not valid English.
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