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actually, adv.
freq. cnt. 49
more info in actual fact
<adv.all>   freq. cnt.: 78 freq. cnt.: 42 freq. cnt.: 36

actually really

sample sentences

"to be nominally but not actually independent"
"no one actually saw the shark"
"large meteorites actually come from the asteroid belt"
lexical pointers
derived from/pertains to
lexical pointers
derived from/pertains to
more info used to imply that one would expect the fact to be the opposite of that stated; surprisingly
<adv.all>   freq. cnt.: 18 freq. cnt.: 13 freq. cnt.: 5

actually in reality

sample sentences

"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"
more info as a sentence modifier to add slight emphasis
<adv.all>

actually

sample sentences

"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"
more info at the present moment
<adv.all>

actually

sample sentences

"the transmission screen shows the picture that is actually on the air"