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ac·tu·al·ly

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–adverb

as an actual or existing fact; really.

[Origin: 1400–50; late ME; see actual, -ly

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adv.

In fact; in reality: That tree is actually a fir, not a pine.
Used to express wonder, surprise, or incredulity: I actually won the lottery!

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adverb
1.	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.	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.	at the present moment; "the transmission screen shows the picture that is actually on the air"
4.	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"

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ˈactually1 adverb

really
Example: She actually saw the accident happen.

Arabic:	فِي الوَاقِع، فِي الحَقِيقَة، فِعْلاً
Chinese (Simplified):	实际上
Chinese (Traditional):	實際上
Czech:	skutečně, opravdu
Danish:	faktisk; faktiskt; virkelig; virkeligt
Dutch:	echt
Estonian:	tõepoolest
Finnish:	todella
French:	réellement
German:	wirklich
Greek:	πραγματικά, όντως
Hungarian:	valóban
Icelandic:	raunverulega
Indonesian:	benar-benar, sebenarnya
Italian:	in realtà*; veramente, realmente

Japanese:	実際に
Korean:	정말로
Latvian:	īstenībā; patiesībā
Lithuanian:	iš tikrųjų
Norwegian:	egentlig, faktisk
Polish:	rzeczywiście, faktycznie
Portuguese (Brazil):	realmente
Portuguese (Portugal):	na realidade
Romanian:	într-adevăr
Russian:	действительно
Slovak:	skutočne, naozaj
Slovenian:	v resnici
Spanish:	en realidad, realmente
Swedish:	verkligen, faktiskt
Turkish:	gerçekten, hakikaten

ˈactually2 adverb

in fact
Example: Actually, I'm doing something else this evening.

Arabic:	فِي الحَقِيقَه
Chinese (Simplified):	事实上
Chinese (Traditional):	事實上
Czech:	ve skutečnosti, vlastně
Danish:	faktisk; i virkeligheden
Dutch:	eigenlijk
Estonian:	tegelikult
Finnish:	itse asiassa
French:	en fait
German:	eigentlich
Greek:	στην πραγματικότητα
Hungarian:	a helyzet az, hogy…
Icelandic:	raunar
Indonesian:	sesungguhnya
Italian:	in realtà*

Japanese:	本当のことをいうと
Korean:	사실상
Latvian:	faktiski
Lithuanian:	tiesą sakant
Norwegian:	faktisk, i virkeligheten
Polish:	właściwie
Portuguese (Brazil):	de fato
Portuguese (Portugal):	de facto
Romanian:	de fapt
Russian:	на самом деле
Slovak:	v skutočnosti, vlastne
Slovenian:	pravzaprav
Spanish:	de hecho
Swedish:	faktiskt, egentligen
Turkish:	gerçekte, aslında