Definition of actually

• in actual fact; "to be nominally but not actually independent"; "no one actually saw the shark"; "large meteorites actually come from the asteroid belt"
• 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"
• as a sentence modifier to add slight emphasis; "actually, we all help clear up after a meal"; "actually, I havent seen the film"; "Im not all that surprised actually"; "she hasnt proved to be too satisfactory, actually"