actually

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

adverb

1. in actual fact (Freq. 36)
- to be nominally but not actually independent
- no one actually saw the shark
- large meteorites actually come from the asteroid belt
• Syn:
really
• Derived from adjective:
real (for: really), actual
2. used to imply that one would expect the fact to be the opposite of that stated;
surprisingly (Freq. 13)
- 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
• Syn:
in reality
3. at the present moment
- the transmission screen shows the picture that is actually on the air
4. 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

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  in reality, really