actually
adverbinterjectiontop 1 000 in film dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˈæk(t)ʃᵿli//
- United Kingdom//ˈæk(t)ʃʊəli//
- United Kingdom//ˈæt͡ʃ.u.li//
- United Kingdom//ˈæt͡ʃ.ə.li//
- United Kingdom//ˈat͡ʃ.li//
In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively.
adverb
- 1
In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively.
His promises did not correspond with what he actually did.
- 2
obsoleteActively.
Neither actually […] nor passively.
- 3
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.
Etymology
From Middle English actually, actuelly, equivalent to actual + -ly.
interjection
- 1
informalIndicating affirmation, agreement.
A: That was a pretty good movie.
B: Actually!
Etymology
A calque of Tagalog talaga.
actually · In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively.
acute · Brief, quick, short.ad · Advantage; also, designating the left-hand side, from the…Ada · A female given name from the Germanic languages.