actually
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actually¹
- /ˈæk(t)ʃᵿli/ UK
- /ˈæk(t)ʃʊəli/ UK
- /ˈæt͡ʃ.u.li/ UK, nonstandard
- /ˈæt͡ʃ.ə.li/ UK, nonstandard
- /ˈat͡ʃ.li/ UK, nonstandard
- /ˈæk.t͡ʃ(u.)(ə.)li/ Canada, US
- /ˈæk.ʃ(u.)(ə.)li/ Canada, US
Rhymes with -ækt͡ʃʊəli
Where it comes from
From Middle English actually, actuelly, equivalent to actual + -ly.
adverb actially · ackshually · ackshully · akshually · akshully · ackshly
- In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively. His promises did not correspond with what he actually did.
- Actively. Neither actually […] nor passively.
- 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, es
Similar: above a bit, actually, all things considered, as a matter of fact, by right, certainly, come to think of it, de facto, definitely, de jure, fact is, forsooth, frankly, honestly, in actuality, in all honesty, indubitably, in fact, in faith, in point of fact, in reality, in truth, indeed, legitimately, literally, not gonna lie, properly, really, right, simply · Opposite: figuratively, metaphorically, ostensibly, virtually
actually²
- /ˈæk(t)ʃᵿli/ UK
- /ˈæk(t)ʃʊəli/ UK
- /ˈæt͡ʃ.u.li/ UK, nonstandard
- /ˈæt͡ʃ.ə.li/ UK, nonstandard
- /ˈat͡ʃ.li/ UK, nonstandard
- /ˈæk.t͡ʃ(u.)(ə.)li/ Canada, US
- /ˈæk.ʃ(u.)(ə.)li/ Canada, US
Rhymes with -ækt͡ʃʊəli
Where it comes from
A calque of Tagalog talaga.
interjection
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Indicating affirmation, agreement.
A: That was a pretty good movie.
Similar: really
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: really, in reality, indeed, very, truth, truthfully, truly, just, verily, real, factually, genuinely, honestly, sincerely, seriously, exactly
adverb
Similar: above a bit, actually, all things considered, as a matter of fact, by right, certainly, come to think of it, de facto, definitely, de jure, fact is, forsooth, frankly, honestly, in actuality, in all honesty, indubitably, in fact, in faith, in point of fact, in reality, in truth, indeed, legitimately, literally, not gonna lie, properly, really, right, simply · Opposite: figuratively, metaphorically, ostensibly, virtually
Translations
Every language
adv In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively
| Español | contrario a/de lo que se anticiparía, en puridad |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 사실 sasil |
| 日本語 | 本当に hontō ni, 実際に jissai ni, 実は jitsu wa |
| 中文 | 究竟 jiūjìng, 其實 /其实 qíshí |
| हिन्दी | यों yõ, वास्तव में vāstav mẽ, असल में asal mẽ, वाकई vākaī, वाक़ई vāqaī |
| Português | na verdade, na realidade |
| Français | en fait, effectivement |
| Deutsch | eigentlich, tatsächlich, in Wirklichkeit, in Wahrheit, wirklich |
| Italiano | realmente, davvero, in verità, concretamente, effettivamente |
| Ελληνικά | βασικά vasiká |
| Română | de fapt |
| Русский | действи́тельно dejstvítelʹno, вообще́-то voobščé-to, на са́мом де́ле na sámom déle, факти́чески faktíčeski |
| Tiếng Việt | thực ra, thật ra, thực sự là |
| العربية | فِعْلًا fiʕlan |
| עברית | למעשה le-ma'ase |
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@misc{actually_2026,
title = {actually},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/actually},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
