Definitions for actually
ˈæk tʃu ə liac·tu·al·ly

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. actually, really(adverb)

   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. actually, in reality(adverb)

   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. actually(adverb)

   at the present moment

   "the transmission screen shows the picture that is actually on the air"

4. actually(adverb)

   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"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. actually(Adverb)

   In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively.

   Actually, I had nothing to do with that incident.

   Etymology: actual + -ly

2. actually(Adverb)

   actively

   Neither actually nor passively. uE000105683uE001 Fuller.

   Etymology: actual + -ly

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Actually(adverb)

   actively

2. Actually(adverb)

   in act or in fact; really; in truth; positively

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1. Actually

   Actually is the second album by English synthpop duo Pet Shop Boys, released through Parlophone and EMI Manhattan Records in 1987. This album is also the group's third best selling album with over 4 million copies sold.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'actually' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #695

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'actually' in Written Corpus Frequency: #124

3. Adverbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'actually' in Adverbs Frequency: #51

How to pronounce actually?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say actually in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of actually in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of actually in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of actually in a Sentence

1. Tom Wheeler:

   This is industry and advocates coming together unanimously, customers deserve to know the price they will actually pay for a service and to be fully aware of other components such as data limits and performance factors before they sign up for service.

2. Van Kerkhove:

   What I was referring to yesterday in the press conference were very few studies -- some two or three studies that had been published that actually try to follow asymptomatic cases, so people who are infected, over time, and then look at all of their contacts and see how many additional people were infected, and that's a very small subset of studies. So I was responding to a question at the press conference. I wasn't stating a policy of WHO or anything like that.

3. Ivanka Trump:

   She's the daughter of the President, but, putting that aside, she's actually one of the highest-ranking women in the White House... there are a number of places in which she could be making an impact, but we are seeing that this administration is the worst for women that I've seen in my lifetime.

4. Nikki Bella:

   I’ll admit it actually made me smile really big, i was like, ‘Well, it’s for me, everyone.'.

5. Sara Lewis:

   There is a danger in just the presence of those people, you could actually wipe out the population that is so attractive.

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