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In actual fact
"to be nominally but not actually independent"; "no one actually saw the shark"; "large meteorites actually come from the asteroid belt";
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بے شک۔ حقیقی طور پر۔ در حقیقت۔ اصل۔ |
| 2. actually [ Synonyms: in reality] | |
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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";
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سچ مچ۔ حقیقت میں۔ |
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At the present moment
"the transmission screen shows the picture that is actually on the air";
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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";
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