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1. (adv.) actually
as an actual fact; really.
Etymology: (1400–50)
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1. (adverb) actually, really
in actual fact
"to be nominally but not actually independent"; "no one actually saw the shark"; "large meteorites actually come from the asteroid belt"
2. (adverb) actually, in reality
used to imply that one would expect the fact to be the opposite of that stated; surprisingly
"you may actually be doing the right thing by walking out"; "she actually spoke Latin"; "they thought they made the rules but in reality they were only puppets"; "people who seem stand-offish are in reality often simply nervous"
3. (adverb) actually
at the present moment
"the transmission screen shows the picture that is actually on the air"
4. (adverb) actually
as a sentence modifier to add slight emphasis
"actually, we all help clear up after a meal"; "actually, I haven't seen the film"; "I'm not all that surprised actually"; "she hasn't proved to be too satisfactory, actually"
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1. (adverb) actually
in reality, in fact
It's actually impossible to do.; What did you actually say?
2. actually
indicates surprise
I can't believe you actually believed it!
3. actually
indicates disagreement
"You had the keys." "Actually, I didn't - you did."
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1. (adverb) actually
actively
2. (adverb) actually
in act or in fact; really; in truth; positively
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Sense: really
She actually saw the accident happen.
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 Afrikaans: regtig |
 Arabic: فِي الوَاقِع، فِي الحَقِي |
 Bulgarian: действително |
 Brazilian: na realidade |
 Czech: skutečně, opravdu |
 German: wirklich |
 Danish: faktisk; faktiskt; virkel |
 Greek: πραγματικά, όντως |
 Spanish: en realidad, realmente |
 Estonian: tõepoolest |
 Farsi: واقعاً؛ در عمل |
 Finnish: todella |
 French: réellement |
 Hebrew: בֶּאֱמֶת, מַמָשׁ, בֶּעֶצֶ |
 Hindi: वास्तव में |
 Croatian: stvarno |
 Hungarian: valóban |
 Indonesian: benar-benar, sebenarnya |
 Icelandic: raunverulega |
 Italian: in realtà; veramente, rea |
 Japanese: 実際に |
 Korean: 실제로 |
 Lithuanian: iš tikrųjų |
 Latvian: īstenībā; patiesībā |
 Malay: memang betul |
 Dutch: echt |
 Norwegian: egentlig, faktisk |
 Polish: rzeczywiście, faktycznie |
 Persian: واقعاً؛ در عمل |
 Pashto: په رښتيا سره، واقعاً. |
 Portuguese: na realidade |
 Romanian: într-adevăr |
 Russian: действительно |
 Slovak: skutočne, naozaj |
 Slovenian: v resnici |
 Serbian: zaista |
 Swedish: verkligen, faktiskt |
 Thai: อย่างที่เกิดขึ้นตามจริง |
 Turkish: gerçekten, hakikaten |
 Taiwanese: 實際上 |
 Ukrainian: справді, дійсно |
 Urdu: در اصل |
 Vietnamese: thực sự |
 Chinese: 实际上 |
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