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actually

[ ak-choo-uh-lee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adverb

actually

/ ˈæktʃʊəlɪ /

1. as an actual fact; really
2. ( as sentence modifier )
  actually, I haven't seen him
at present
informal.
a parenthetic filler used to add slight emphasis
I don't know, actually

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English; actual ( def ), + -ly ( def )

Have you looked around the American Dental Association website for an explanation of how fluoridation actually works?

And, in the case of fluoride, at least, that doubt might actually be justified.

The program has not made a final selection on which upgrades will actually be included in future versions of the F-35.

That would truly be a milestone to celebrate—until you see what that record “diversity” actually means.

One wants speech to be free, but one doesn't actually want to hear it.

It seems very strange that I shall actually know Liszt at last, after hearing of him so many years.

She had left her chair, meaning to go indoors and prepare for supper before Tony actually arrived.

On January 10, 1813, came the news that the Prussians had actually gone over to the enemy.

In the meanwhile, Planner grew actually enamoured of the Pantamorphica Association.

I am in favour of no one paying rates unless he has children actually at a Board School.

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