English

Pronunciation
IPA: WEAE /�æk.t�u.�.li/
audio|en-us-actually.ogg|Audio (US)

Adverb
en-adv|-

1. In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively.

#: Actually, I had nothing to do with that incident.

Usage notes
In some Romance languages a word of similar spelling means "now" or "currently"; e.g., Spanish "actualmente". This leads many non-native speakers of English to use "actually" when they mean "now".

Synonyms
in reality
literally
really
truthfully

Translations

Dutch: eigenlijk, in werkelijkheid
Estonian: tegelikult
Finnish: itse asiassa, oikeastaan
French: en fait, effectivement (not: actuellement)
German: eigentlich
Hebrew: ��עש� (le'ma'ase)
Italian: realmente
Japanese: ����(�����, hont� ni); ��� (jissai ni)
Norwegian: faktisk, for øyeblikket, i virkeligheten, reelt sett
mid
Persian: FAchar|در �ا�ع, FAchar|در ح���ت
Polish: w�a�ciwie, naprawd�, faktycznie
Portuguese: na verdade, realmente (not: atualmente)
Russian: дей��ви�ел�но (dejstvítel�no)
Spanish: en realidad, de hecho, realmente, de vero, de hecho (not: actualmente)
Swedish: verkligen, egentligen, faktiskt, i själva verket
Turkish: aslında
Vietnamese: thá»±c sá»±

See also
adjective form of actual.

ar:actually
de:actually
fa:actually
fr:actually
io:actually
it:actually
ja:actually
pt:actually
fi:actually
sv:actually
ta:actually
te:actually
vi:actually

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