Actually
/ˈæktʃuəli/
EN
An adverb used to indicate what is really true, often to correct a previous idea or add surprising information.
I thought it was a coffee shop, but it's actually a bookstore.
Etymology
Derived from the adjective 'actual', which comes from Middle English 'actual', borrowed from Old French 'actuel', from Latin 'actualis', meaning 'active, practical', from 'actus', past participle of 'agere' (to do, act). The adverb form emerged in the 15th century.
Translations
简体中文
事实上,实际上
繁體中文
事實上,實際上
日本語
実際に,実は
한국어
사실은,실제로
Deutsch
tatsächlich,eigentlich
Español
en realidad,de hecho
Português
na verdade,realmente
Français
en fait,réellement
Català
en realitat,de fet
Tiếng Việt
thực ra,thực tế
Collocations
actually happenactually meanactually quiteactually knowbut actually
Synonyms
reallyin factin realitytruthfullyliterally
Antonyms
apparentlynominalyhypothetically
Related Words
actualfacttruthcurrentreal