actually
adv/ˈæk.t͡ʃʊ.ə.li/UK/ˈæk.t͡ʃ(u.)(ə.)li/CA
Etymology
From Middle English actually, actuelly, equivalent to actual + -ly.
- inherited from actually
Definitions
In act or in fact
In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively.
- His promises did not correspond with what he actually did.
Actively.
- Neither actually […] nor passively.
Currently
Currently; at the time.
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Indicating affirmation, agreement.
- A: That was a pretty good movie.
- B: Actually!
The neighborhood
- synonymabove a bit
- synonymactually
- synonymall things considered
- synonymas a matter of fact
- synonymby right
- synonymcertainly
- synonymcome to think of it
- synonymde facto
- synonymdefinitely
- synonymde jure
- synonymfact is
- synonymforsooth
- antonymfiguratively
- antonymmetaphorically
- antonymostensibly
- antonymvirtually
- neighborif I'm honest
- neighbortell the truth
- neighbortell you the truth
- neighborfacts
- neighbortrufax
- neighborif truth be told
- neighbortrue that
- neighbortrue dat
- neighbortruth be told
- neighbortruth to tell
- neighborgenuine
Derived
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for actually. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA