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1. In actual fact
   "to be nominally but not actually independent"; "no one actually saw the shark"; "large meteorites actually come from the asteroid belt"
   - really
    
2. Used to imply that one would expect the fact to be the opposite of that stated; surprisingly
   "you may actually be doing the right thing by walking out"; "she actually spoke Latin"
   - in reality
    
3. At the present moment
   "the transmission screen shows the picture that is actually on the air"
    
4. Used 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"

See also: actual

Encyclopedia: Actually