Engelsk biord: actually | |||
1. | actually in actual fact | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | To be nominally but not actually independent. No one actually saw the shark. Large meteorites actually come from the asteroid belt. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | really | ||
2. | actually used to imply that one would expect the fact to be the opposite of that stated; surprisingly | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | 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. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | in reality | ||
3. | actually at the present moment | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The transmission screen shows the picture that is actually on the air. | ||
4. | actually as a sentence modifier to add slight emphasis | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | 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. | ||