ACTUALLY


Meaning of ACTUALLY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈak-ch(ə-w)ə-lē, -sh(ə-w)ə-lē; ˈaksh-lē, ˈaks- ]

adverb

Date: 15th century

1. : in act or in fact : really

nominally but not actually independent — Karl Loewenstein

won't actually arrive for an hour

2. : in point of fact — used to suggest something unexpected

he could actually read the Greek

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.