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actually

US /ˈækˌtʃuəli/

adverb Foundation · A2 Đời sống hằng ngày

Definition

in actual fact

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

The project was actually completed two weeks before the deadline.

Word Family

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actually gốc

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 true
    describing actually true (in actual fact)
  • Medium actually finished ahead of time
    describing actually finished ahead of time (in actual fact)
  • Hard actually enhance profit margins
    describing actually enhance profit margins (in actual fact)
  • Very Hard not actually tenable under scrutiny
    describing not actually tenable under scrutiny (negation of a word or group of words)

Learner's English edition · Curated definitions for TOEIC learners.