Foundation level · Year 4 · free
actually
adverb · Say it: AK-choo-uh-lee
What it means
Foundationin fact or really, often when something is surprising
I thought the test would be hard, but it was actually quite easy.
Similar and opposite words
Synonyms (similar meaning)
- in fact
- really
- truly
More examples
- Grace actually finished her whole plate of broccoli at dinner tonight.
Where the word comes from
From the Latin word 'actualis', meaning active or real.
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