Actually

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • ad. In fact; in reality: That tree is actually a fir, not a pine.
  • ad. Used to express wonder, surprise, or incredulity: I actually won the lottery!
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • ad. In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively.
  • ad. actively
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • ad. Actively.
  • ad. In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • As an actual or existing fact; really; in truth: often used as an expression of wonder or surprise: as, he actually accomplished what he undertook.
  • By action or active manifestation; in act or deed; practically.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • ad. as a sentence modifier to add slight emphasis
  • ad. in actual fact
  • ad. used to imply that one would expect the fact to be the opposite of that stated; surprisingly
  • ad. at the present moment
    • Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    actively    really    positively    truly    veritably    verily    indeed    literally    in reality    truthfully   
     
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