actually in English dictionary

  • actually

    Meanings and definitions of "actually"

    • (modal) In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively.
    • adverb
      (modal)
      In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively.
    • adverb
      (obsolete)
      actively
    • really
    • actually (favorably or unfavorably)
    • (as a) matter of fact
    • As an actual or existing fact.
    • In reality, as opposed to possibly, potentially, theoretically, apparently, imaginably, etc.
    • [Used as sentence modifier to indicate that it is of interest, or contrary to what one might think.]
    • 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"
    • adverb
      at the present moment; "the transmission screen shows the picture that is actually on the air"
    • 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"
    • 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"

    Synonyms of "actually" in English dictionary

    really, in reality, in fact are the top synonyms of "actually" in the English thesaurus.

    • really · in reality · in fact
    • 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"

    • 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"

    Grammar and declension of actually

    • nie stopniuje się
    • actually ( not comparable)
    • actually (not comparable)
  • ACTUALLY
  • Actually

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