actually

(r) in actual fact
- to be nominally but not actually independent
- no one actually saw the shark
- large meteorites actually come from the asteroid belt
really,
(r) used to imply that one would expect the fact to be the opposite of that stated; surprisingly
- you may actually be doing the right thing by walking out
- she actually spoke Latin
- they thought they made the rules but in reality they were only puppets
- people who seem stand-offish are in reality often simply nervous
in reality,
(r) at the present moment
- the transmission screen shows the picture that is actually on the air
(r) as a sentence modifier to add slight emphasis
- actually, we all help clear up after a meal
- actually, I haven't seen the film
- I'm not all that surprised actually
- she hasn't proved to be too satisfactory, actually

really in reality