Collocations for "actually"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "actually" in context.
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actually
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.adv
- actually [going, coming, working, studying]
- are you actually [going]?
- is actually [used, required, provided]
- have actually already [tried, gone, seen]
- actually have already [tried]
- was actually [good, fun]
- was actually [better, faster, harder] than he [expected, thought]
- [will, could, may] actually [be, work]
- [that, which] is actually
- (does not) actually exist
- is not actually [real, allowed]
- can actually see [how, where]
- what she actually [wants, gets, means]
- I'm not actually sure
- actually, I've (already) [seen, read, listened to] it
- [yes, well] actually
- actually, no
'actually' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):