| Definitions of 'actually' |
Wordnet |
|
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"
|
| Definitions of 'actually' |
Webster 1913 Dictionary |
|
1. (adverb) actually
actively
2. (adverb) actually
in act or in fact; really; in truth; positively
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Alternative search options for 'actually' |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Definition of actually 
