Meaning

3 senses

  1. (modal, not comparable)In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively.

    His promises did not correspond with what he actually did.

    eigentlich, tatsächlich, in Wirklichkeit

    действи́тельноdejstvítelʹno, вообще́-тоvoobščé-to, на са́мом де́леna sámom déle

    наспра́вдіnasprávdi, ді́йсноdíjsno

    in actual fact

  2. (not comparable)Currently; at the time.

  3. (not comparable, obsolete)Actively.

Examples

2924 sentences

  1. We didn't actually see the accident.

    Ми в дійсности не бачили той нещасний випадок. — Squaw

    deWir haben den Unfall eigentlich gar nicht gesehen. — al_ex_an_der

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  2. He is actually not the manager.

    Він насправді не керівник. — deniko

    ruНа самом деле, он не управляющий. — soweli_Elepanto

    deEigentlich ist er gar nicht der Manager. — Dejo

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  3. He hasn't actually been to America.

    Загалом, він не був в Америці. — aandrusiak

    ruНа самом деле он не был в Америке. — shanghainese

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  4. Did you actually give Tom money?

    Ти дійсно дав Тому гроші? — deniko

    ruТы на самом деле дал Тому денег? — sharptoothed

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  5. I'm here to help you, actually.

    Власно кажучи, я тут для того, щоб тобі допомагати. — shanghainese

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively:
Русский
By meaning 1
In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively:

Origin

From Middle English actually, actuelly, equivalent to actual + -ly.

From Middle English actually, actuelly, equivalent to actual + -ly.

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Synonyms

43 synonyms
certainlyA2de factoB2definitelyB1franklyB2honestlyB1indeedA2literallyB2properlyB1reallyA1rightA1simplyA2surelyB1trulyA2undoubtedlyB2
Close in meaning
  • used to imply that one would expect the fact to be the opposite of that stated; surprisingly:in reality
  • in actual fact:really

Antonyms

4 antonyms
figurativelyC2metaphoricallyostensiblyC2virtuallyB2

Word family

7 related words
RelatedgenuineB2factstrufaxtrue thatactual
Derivedexactuallywell actually

Lessons for this word

1 lessons

Collocations

12 patterns
  • actually do that
  • actually done done
  • never actually
  • had never actually
  • actually happened
  • actually live in
  • one who actually
  • actually want to
  • what actually happened
  • actually see
  • actually going to
  • actually live

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
actressB1actualB2actualityactuaryactuateacumenacupressure
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