actually en · ADV · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈat͡ʃ.li/ (UK, nonstandard)
- /ˈæt͡ʃ.u.li/ (UK, nonstandard)
- /ˈæt͡ʃ.ə.li/ (UK, nonstandard)
- /ˈæk.t͡ʃ(u.)(ə.)li/ (Canada, General-American)
- /ˈæk(t)ʃᵿli/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈæk(t)ʃʊəli/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (California) audio [ˈæk̚tʃəɫi]
- /ˈæk.ʃ(u.)(ə.)li/ (Canada, General-American)
Etymology
From Middle English actually, actuelly, equivalent to actual + -ly.
Meanings
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(modal, not-comparable) In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively.
His promises did not correspond with what he actually did.
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(not-comparable, obsolete) Actively.
Neither actually […] nor passively.
1655, Thomas Fuller, The Church-history of Britain; […], London: […] Iohn Williams […], →OCLC, (please specify |book=I to XI):
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(not-comparable, qualifier:obsolete or non-native speakers' English) Currently; at the time.
At the time whereof we are writing, though the Great George was on the throne and ladies wore gigots and large combs like tortoise-shell shovels in their hair, instead of the simple sleeves and lovely wreaths which are actually in fashion, the manners of the very polite world were not, I take it, essentially different from those of the present day: and their amusements pretty similar.
1847 January – 1848 July, William Makepeace Thackeray, Vanity Fair […], London: Bradbury and Evans […], published 1848, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ackshually | alternative | lexicographic | |
| ackshly | alternative | lexicographic | |
| ackshully | alternative | lexicographic | |
| akshly | alternative | lexicographic | |
| akshully | alternative | lexicographic | |
| akshually | alternative | lexicographic | |
| actially | alternative | lexicographic |
Antonyms
metaphorically · figuratively · virtually · ostensibly
Deriveds
Relateds
truth to tell · true dat · true that · trufax · if truth be told · facts · if I'm honest · tell the truth · tell you the truth · truth be told · genuine
Synonyms
above a bit · truthfully · TBH · de jure · really · fact is · soothfast · come to think of it · legitimately · soothly · certainly · as a matter of fact · in point of fact · properly · actually · simply · in actuality · in fact · frankly · tbh · forsooth · indubitably · wis · in faith · in all honesty · very much · to be frank · de facto · surely · to be honest · honestly · truly · right · definitely · in truth · not gonna lie · to tell the truth · literally · undoubtedly · verily · by right · in reality · indeed · all things considered
Translations (130)
nn faktisk (In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively) · ka სინამდვილეში (In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively) · fi varsinaisesti (In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively) · ms sebetulnya (In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively) · af eintlik (In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively) · it davvero (In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively) · hu tulajdonképpen (In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively) · et tegelikult (In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively) · lij defæti (In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively) · fa راستش (In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively) · eo fakte (In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively) · pt na realidade (In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively) · de in Wahrheit (In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively) · pl autentycznie (In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively) · no for øyeblikket (In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively) · pl właściwie (In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively) · th จริงจริงแล้ว (In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively) · fy eigentlik (In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively) · cy mewn gwirionedd (In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively) · pl faktycznie (In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively) · ko 사실 (In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively) · hi वाक़ई (In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively) · nb egentlig (In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively) · grc ἐτήτυμον (In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively) · de in Wirklichkeit (In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively) · vi thật ra (In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively) · sv verkligen (In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively) · km តាមពិត (In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively) · es contrario a/de lo que se anticiparía (In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively) · bg в действителност (In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively) · ms sebenarnya (In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively) · uk наспра́вді (In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively) · nl eigenlijk (In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively) · hi यों (In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively) · ka რეალურად (In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively) · hy իրականում (In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively) · hu voltaképpen (In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively) · fr en fait (In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively) · lij infæti (In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively) · ur دراصل (In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively) · yi בפּועל (In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively) · hi असल में (In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively) · de eigentlich (In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively) · hu igazság szerint (In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively) · eu benetan (In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively) · ne खास मा (In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively) · hu ami azt illeti (In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively) · fa در حقیقت (In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively) · grc τῷ ὄντι (In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively) · sv egentligen (In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively) · sv i själva verket (In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively) · cs skutečně (In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively) · he למעשה (In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively) · bg всъщност (In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively) · eo efektive (In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively) · vi thực sự là (In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively) · enm trewely (In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively) · ja 本当に (In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively) · gsw aigetli (In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively) · hu valójában (In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively) · fi oikeastaan (In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively) · it in verità (In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively) · fr effectivement (In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively) · ia effectivemente (In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively) · nb faktisk (In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively) · mi iara (In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively) · vo jenöfo (In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively) · ka ნამდვილად (In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively) · az əslinə qalanda (In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively) · grc ἀληθῶς (In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively) · ur در حقیقت (In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively) · ka ფაქტობრივად (In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively) · nl in werkelijkheid (In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively) · de wirklich (In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively) · hi वास्तव में (In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively) · pl naprawdę (In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively) · la rēvērā (In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively) · ru факти́чески (In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively) · sl dejansko (In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively) · hi वाकई (In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively) · ca de fet (In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively) · ru действи́тельно (In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively) · hu igazából (In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively) · vi thực ra (In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively) · ur واقعی (In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively) · ja 実際に (In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively) · pa ਵਾਕਿਆ (In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively) · ja 実は (In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively) · izh itse assiaas (In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively) · ru вообще́-то (In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively) · ms sesungguhnya (In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively) · sv faktiskt (In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively) · gmw-ecg aangtlich (In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively) · yi בפּועל־ממש (In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively) · it concretamente (In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively) · es en puridad (In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively) · el βασικά (In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively) · ro de fapt (In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively) · km តាមពិតទៅ (In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively) · no reelt sett (In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively) · ru на са́мом де́ле (In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively) · nb i virkeligheten (In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively) · be сапра́ўды (In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively) · da egentlig (In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively) · sl v bistvu (In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively) · it effettivamente (In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively) · fi itse asiassa (In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively) · nl feitelijk (In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively) · be факты́чна (In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively) · az əslində (In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively) · be дапра́ўды (In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively) · yi פֿאַקטיש (In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively) · it realmente (In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively) · yi אייגנטלעך (In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively) · cs opravdu (In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively) · tg дарвоқеъ (In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively) · ang sōþlīċe (In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively) · cmn 究竟 (In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively) · fa در واقع (In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively) · ar فِعْلًا (In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively) · pt na verdade (In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively) · uk ді́йсно (In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively) · tr aslında (In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively) · is reyndar (In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively) · ca en realitat (In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively) · cmn 其實 /其实 (In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively) · ne वास्तव मा (In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively) · de tatsächlich (In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively) · yi ממש (In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively) · is raunar (In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively)