actually

UK /ˈæt͡ʃ.u.li/ US /ˈæk.t͡ʃ(u.)(ə.)li/
adv 3intj 1

Collocations

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ADJ.

finished, friendly, growing, half, heavy, leading, light, old

The project was actually finished earlier than we had expected.

VERB + ACTUALLY

didn't, firms, looks, sentences, think, work

I didn't actually think about that until you mentioned it just now.

ACTUALLY + NOUN

accident, cahoots, sister, years

My brother and I are actually in cahoots to surprise Mom for her birthday.

PREP.

across, in, with, with

I didn't agree with him at first, but actually in practice it worked out better than expected.

ADV.

nearly, passively

She nearly actually fell off the ladder when she missed that step.

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