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actually in WordNet English dictionary

adverb
  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"; "people who seem stand-offish are in reality often simply nervous"
    actually  in reality  actually  in reality 
  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"
    actually  really  actually  really 
  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"
    actually  actually 
  4. at the present moment
    "the transmission screen shows the picture that is actually on the air"
    actually  actually 
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