actually
US /ˈækˌtʃuəli/
Definition
in actual fact
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
The project was actually completed two weeks before the deadline.
Word Family
Synonyms
- reallyin accordance with truth or fact or reality
- in facthaving a meaning similar to actually
- trulyin accordance with truth or fact or reality
Collocations
- Easy actually truedescribing actually true (in actual fact)
- Medium actually finished ahead of timedescribing actually finished ahead of time (in actual fact)
- Hard actually enhance profit marginsdescribing actually enhance profit margins (in actual fact)
- Very Hard not actually tenable under scrutinydescribing not actually tenable under scrutiny (negation of a word or group of words)
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