Word Information

Actually

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Definitions for Actually

adverb
in actual fact
Synonyms
Examples
  1. to be nominally but not actually independent
  2. no one actually saw the shark
  3. large meteorites actually come from the asteroid belt
adverb
used to imply that one would expect the fact to be the opposite of that stated
Synonyms
in reality
Examples
  1. surprisingly
  2. you may actually be doing the right thing by walking out
  3. she actually spoke Latin
  4. they thought they made the rules but in reality they were only puppets
  5. people who seem stand-offish are in reality often simply nervous
adverb
at the present moment
Examples
  1. the transmission screen shows the picture that is actually on the air
adverb
as a sentence modifier to add slight emphasis
Examples
  1. actually, we all help clear up after a meal
  2. actually, I haven't seen the film
  3. I'm not all that surprised actually
  4. she hasn't proved to be too satisfactory, actually

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