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actually
adverb
used
to
say
that
something
is
true
or
real
,
especially
when
the
truth
is
surprising
or
different
from
what
someone
thought
before
•
The
movie
was
actually
better
than
I
expected
.
The
movie
was
actually
better
than
I
expected
.
•
She
looks
young
,
but
she
is
actually
over
forty
.
She
looks
young
,
but
she
is
actually
over
forty
.
From
Middle
English
‘
actual
+
-ly
’,
ultimately
from
Latin
‘
actuālis
’
meaning
‘
active
,
practical
’.
adverb
used
at
the
beginning
or
end
of
a
statement
to
politely
correct
,
contradict
,
or
add
new
information
•
Actually
,
the
meeting
starts
at
nine
,
not
ten
.
Actually
,
the
meeting
starts
at
nine
,
not
ten
.
•
Thanks
,
but
I
’
ve
actually
already
eaten
.
Thanks
,
but
I
’
ve
actually
already
eaten
.
Same
origin
as
the
primary
sense
,
with
discourse-marker
use
developing
in
the
late
19th
century
.
