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actually

/ actually /
adverb

Definitions & Examples

adverb Sense 1
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";"
adverb Sense 2
in actual fact
"to be nominally but not actually independent"
"no one actually saw the shark"
"large meteorites actually come from the asteroid belt"
Pertains to:
real existent actual factual
adverb Sense 3
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 Sense 4
at the present moment
"the transmission screen shows the picture that is actually on the air"
Semantic Complexity
66%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
0
Times Searched
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Relationship Distribution