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Actually

Actually Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Actually? [adv] 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" [adv] in actual fact; "to be nominally but not actually independent"; "no one actually saw the shark"; "large meteorites actually come from the asteroid belt" [adv] 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" [adv] at the present moment; "the transmission screen shows the picture that is actually on the air" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Actually: in reality \| really Related Terms \| Find terms related to Actually: absolutely \| assuredly \| certainly \| clearly \| de facto \| decidedly \| demonstrably \| factually \| for a certainty \| for real \| forsooth \| genuinely \| historically \| in actuality \| in all conscience \| in effect \| in fact \| in reality \| in truth \| in very sooth \| indeed \| indeedy \| indubitably \| literally \| manifestly \| nothing else but \| noticeably \| observably \| obviously \| of a truth \| patently \| positively \| quite \| really \| really-truly \| sensibly \| seriously \| truly \| unambiguously \| undeniably \| undoubtedly \| unmistakably \| verily \| veritably \| visibly \| with truth \| without doubt See Also \| Actually In Webster's Dictionary \Ac"tually\, adv. 1. Actively. [Obs.] ``Neither actually . . . nor passively.'' --Fuller. 2. In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively.

Actually Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Actually?

[adv] 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"
[adv] in actual fact; "to be nominally but not actually independent"; "no one actually saw the shark"; "large meteorites actually come from the asteroid belt"
[adv] 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"
[adv] at the present moment; "the transmission screen shows the picture that is actually on the air"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Actually: in reality | really

See Also |

Actually In Webster's Dictionary

\Ac"tu*al*ly\, adv.
1. Actively. [Obs.] ``Neither actually . . . nor passively.''
   --Fuller.

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

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