actually
adverb (SURPRISE) /ˈæk.tʃu.ə.li/ /-tju-/ /-tʃʊ.li/Definition
B1 used in sentences in which there is information that is in some way surprising or the opposite of what most people would expect: I didn't like him at first, but in the end I actually got quite fond of him. I'm one of the few people who doesn't actually like champagne.humorous Don't tell me he actually paid for you!Expressions of surprise
(Definition of actually adverb (SURPRISE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- (really) take the biscuit idiom
- believe verb
- bingo exclamation
- bless my soul! idiom
- blimey exclamation
- by gum! idiom
- cor blimey! idiom
- deuce noun
- gracious exclamation
- I ask you! idiom
- I declare idiom
- I'll be a monkey's uncle! idiom
- I'll be blowed! idiom
- I'll be jiggered idiom
- omg
- shock, horror! idiom
- speak/talk of the devil idiom
- stone the crows! idiom
- you could have knocked me down/over with a feather idiom
- you don't say! idiom
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Expressions of surprise
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