actually, adv.
freq. cnt. 49
freq. cnt. 49
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
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"
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"
at the present moment
<adv.all>
actually