actuallyadv.

Brit.

/ˈak(t)ʃʊəli/,

/ˈak(t)ʃᵿli/,

/ˈak(t)ʃl̩i/, U.S.

/ˈæk(t)ʃ(əw)əli/

Forms: late Middle English actuale, late Middle English actuali, late Middle English actualy, late Middle English–1500s actuelly, late Middle English– actually, 1500s actualle, 1500s actuallye; U.S. regional 1800s actchelly, 1800s act'lly; Scottish pre-1700 actuallie, pre-1700 actualy, pre-1700 1700s– actually.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: actual adj., -ly suffix².

Etymology: < actual adj. + -ly suffix². N.E.D. (1884) gives the pronunciation as (æ·ktiuăli) /ˈæktjuːəlɪ/.

1. In action; in fact, in reality, really. Opposed to possibly, potentially, theoretically, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > existence > reality or real existence or actuality > [adverb]

in truthc1330

in faitha1375

in good faitha1393

in casea1398

in effectc1405

indeed1412

effectually1420

actually?a1425

really?a1425

of a truth1494

bottom1531

for a truth?1532

in fact1592

authentically1593

in esse1597

de facto1602

essentially1604

in nature1605

in point of fact1628

positively1649

in point of event1650

effectively1652

honestly1675

entally1691

reely1792

objectively1796

fairlyc1804

in actual fact1824

factually1852

naturally1858

transactionally1866

'smatter of fact1922

?a1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (N.Y. Acad. Med.) f. 111^v To cure it actuale [?c1425 Paris in dede] whilez it is introduct but ys not confermed.

c1454 R. Pecock Folewer to Donet 190 (MED) Eche of þilke deedis is actuali moral vertu..as þe habit of hem is moral vertu.

c1500 (?a1475) Assembly of Gods (1896) l. 2047 (MED) My body..began for to shake For drede of the syght that I had seene, Wenyng to me all had be trew Actuelly doon where I had beene.

1587 Sir P. Sidney & A. Golding tr. P. de Mornay Trewnesse Christian Relig. xv. 265 This Mynd..hath being and continuance actually and of it selfe; and euen when it is seperated from the body.

1608 Sir H. Wotton in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eng. Hist. (1827) II. 99 He was heere..actually a Senator.

1671 T. Tenison Let. 6 Apr. in H. Oldenburg Corr. (1970) VII. 557 Philosophers beleive not at this day..that Fire is actually in a Flint, but only in ye potentiall atoms of it.

1775 J. Harris Philos. Arrangem. xvi. 397 Every Substance that actually is, by actually being that thing, actually is not any other... A piece of Brass for example actually is not an Oak.

1777 J. Priestley Disquis. Matter & Spirit Pref. p. xxi I would have every man write as he actually feels.

1835 H. Harewood Dict. Sports at Cautery actual Boiling water is actually hot, and brandy is potentially hot, as it heats the body, though of itself cold.

1866 ‘G. Eliot’ Felix Holt I. i. 38 She..sat with a fixed look, seeing nothing that was actually present.

1878 W. S. Jevons Polit. Econ. 52 The rates of interest actually paid in business vary very much.

1907 Jrnl. Philos., Psychol. & Sci. Methods 4 405 The definition of actually, as distinguished from imaginably, complete and objective truth.

1957 Lancet 18 May 1018/1 Her word centre at one time was greatly disturbed, giving the impression that she was rather more severely demented than she actually was.

2006 D. Edgerton Shock of Old (2008) v. 106 The term techno-nationalism is used by Western analysts..to describe a potentially, perhaps actually, dangerous thing.

†2. In a manner characterized by action; with deeds; practically. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > doing > [adverb]

actuallyc1449

activelyc1475

deedfully1615

deedily1813

c1449 R. Pecock Repressor (1860) 413 Whi schulen mi children, not ȝit bigeten, suffre therbi eny losse of good to hem dew, which not ȝit trespacen neither habituali neither actuali?

1533 T. More Answere Poysened Bk. Pref. sig. Bb.iii^v Vpon shere thursday, wherin out sauyour actually dyd instytute y^e blessed sacrament.

1587 Sir P. Sidney & A. Golding tr. P. de Mornay Trewnesse Christian Relig. v. 57 Now, this vnderstanding is actually euerlasting [Fr. actuellement eternelle], (that is..in deede) and euerlastingly actuall, (that is..doing).

1651 T. Hobbes Leviathan iii. xxxv. 219 Christ shall come..to judge the world, and actually to governe his owne people.

1656 T. Stanley Hist. Philos. II. iv. 5 Those who offend actually, are most grievously punished.

1710 J. Norris Treat. Christian Prudence ii. 74 Prudence..actually directs and conducts men in the management of themselves..and this actual Directiveness is of the very essence of Prudence.

1817 Panoplist Feb. 56 It is impossible to obey these commandments, unless the powers and faculties of the body and soul are actually and habitually engaged in the service of God.

†3. Actively, energetically. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [adverb]

hardlyeOE

strongeOE

hardOE

fastOE

starklyOE

stalworthlyc1175

starkc1225

mainlyc1300

fellc1330

snellc1330

stout1338

wightlya1340

sadlya1375

sharplyc1380

tough1398

stoutly1399

throa1400

wighta1400

lustilyc1400

sorec1400

vigourslyc1400

stiff1422

vigoriouslya1450

vigorouslya1450

actuallya1470

stourlyc1480

forcely?a1500

lustly1529

fricklyc1540

dingilya1555

livelily?1565

crankly1566

forcibly1578

crank1579

wightily?a1600

proudly1600

energetically1609

stiffly1623

ding-dong1628

greenly1633

hard and fast1646

slashingly1659

thwackingly1660

warmlya1684

robustly1709

sonsily1729

forcefullya1774

vim1843

zippily1924

vibrantly1926

punchily1934

zingily1951

a1470 T. Malory Morte Darthur (Winch. Coll. 13) (1990) I. 165 Than on foote they drew there swerdis and dud full actually.

4. At present, currently; for the time being. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > relative time > the present (time) > [adverb]

noweOE

nowtheOE

nughuOE

todayOE

nowthenc1225

orc1275

in presentc1330

in this presentc1330

now by dawec1330

of present1340

presentc1385

nowadays?1387

adaysa1393

nowadaya1393

now on daysa1393

presently?a1425

now of daysc1425

now-o'-daysc1450

at (the) presenta1500

at this presenta1500

nowdaysa1500

currently1579

on the presenta1616

actually1663

nowanights1672

naow1824

at this (or the) present speaking1835

again1837

contemporarily1837

nowdays1850

any more1859

hic et nunc1935

at this moment in time1936

1663 B. Gerbier Counsel to Builders 60 Workmen, actually employed in every work.

1699 N. Luttrell Diary in Brief Hist. Relation State Affairs (1857) IV. 567 The Turks have actually evacuated Camineec.

1742 W. Ellis Mod. Husbandman June i. 8 There are three Sorts of Hough Horse-breaks, actually in Use.

1804 in D. Knox Naval Documents U.S. Wars Barbary Powers (1941) III. 308 In consequence of the War actually existing between the United States and the Bey & Regency of Tripoli he has given orders for a detachment of said Squadron to Blockade the Port of Tripoli.

1832 H. Hallam Constit. Hist. Eng. I. 507 The impeachment of the earl of Middlesex, actually lord treasurer of England.

a. As a matter of fact, in truth; indeed; even. Now somewhat colloquial.Used to assert the truth of a statement which seems surprising, incredible, or exaggerated.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > [adverb] > in fact, actually

in, of feata1400

in effectc1405

effectually1420

really?a1425

literallyc1429

(by) matter in deed1447

indeed1535

in fact1592

merely1596

de facto1602

essentially1604

in point of fact1628

upon1644

in point of event1650

effectively1652

in matter of fact1709

absolutelya1712

substantially1753

actually1762

positively1800

in actual fact1824

factually1852

as matter of fact1871

fair dinkum1891

dinkum1894

'smatter of fact1922

basically1927

1762 O. Goldsmith Citizen of World II. 218 I had some dispositions to be a scholar, and had actually learned my letters.

1849 J. Ruskin Seven Lamps Archit. iv. 124 And this principle will be actually found, I believe, to guide the old workmen.

1863 F. A. Kemble Jrnl. Resid. Georgian Plantation 22 This woman actually imagines that there will be no slaves in heaven.

1878 G. MacDonald Ann. Quiet Neighb. vii. 121 I actually found the door standing open.

1911 V. Bell Let. 2 July (1993) 102 Then we talked of painting and I actually got some compliments without fishing!

1956 Diner Drive-in June 90/1 (advt.) A drink that's served in semi-liquid form..so wonderfully different that customers actually go out of their way to order it!

2007 J. Ferris And then we came to End i. i. 40 Some people actually generate revenue around here.

b. colloquial. As a sentence adverb: in fact, as a matter of interest; contrary to what one might think.

ΚΠ

1870 L. M. Alcott Old-fashioned Girl xvi. 316 ‘What is it? moths in the furs, a smoky chimney, or small-pox next door?’.. ‘Actually I have nothing to wear.’

1919 D. H. Lawrence in Strand Mag. Apr. 289/1 Instantly, like the gallant he was, he took her on the dragons, grim-toothed, round-about switchbacks. It was not nearly so exciting as a tram-car, actually.

1952 L. Ross Picture (1953) iii. 108 Actually, every director should make the rough cut..himself.

1967 I. Hamilton Man with Brown Paper Face xv. 214 Actually, I'm not completely one hundred per cent.

1981 Encounter Aug. 3/1 ‘I told you, I've got a problem at work.’ ‘Actually, you didn't.’

2007 A. Hoffman Skylight Confessions ii. 132 Actually, I can't remember you ever playing a single game with me.

Compounds

actually existing adj. of or designating socialism as realized in the Soviet Union and other countries in the Eastern bloc, esp. as distinct from the Marxist–Leninist ideal; also in extended use.

ΚΠ

1961 Current Digest Soviet Press 6 Dec. 6/2 As a result of the self-sacrificing labor of the Soviet people,..mankind has received an actually existing socialist society.

1988 J. Huckle in D. Hicks Educ. for Peace xii. 200 The majority of actually existing socialist societies are undemocratic and controlled from above by privileged bureaucracies.

1993 Nation 18 Jan. 50/2 The switch from Leningrad to St. Petersburg took..a few minutes of discussion and a vote. Actually existing capitalism, with a developed bourgeoisie and a surrounding bourgeois culture, is still light-years away.

2007 Irish Times (Nexis) 3 Sept. 14 The implosion of actually-existing socialism in 1989.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	actually
释义	actuallyadv. Brit. /ˈak(t)ʃʊəli/, /ˈak(t)ʃᵿli/, /ˈak(t)ʃl̩i/, U.S. /ˈæk(t)ʃ(əw)əli/ Forms: late Middle English actuale, late Middle English actuali, late Middle English actualy, late Middle English–1500s actuelly, late Middle English– actually, 1500s actualle, 1500s actuallye; U.S. regional 1800s actchelly, 1800s act'lly; Scottish pre-1700 actuallie, pre-1700 actualy, pre-1700 1700s– actually. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: actual adj., -ly suffix². Etymology: < actual adj. + -ly suffix². N.E.D. (1884) gives the pronunciation as (æ·ktiuăli) /ˈæktjuːəlɪ/. 1. In action; in fact, in reality, really. Opposed to possibly, potentially, theoretically, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > existence > reality or real existence or actuality > [adverb] in truthc1330 in faitha1375 in good faitha1393 in casea1398 in effectc1405 indeed1412 effectually1420 actually?a1425 really?a1425 of a truth1494 bottom1531 for a truth?1532 in fact1592 authentically1593 in esse1597 de facto1602 essentially1604 in nature1605 in point of fact1628 positively1649 in point of event1650 effectively1652 honestly1675 entally1691 reely1792 objectively1796 fairlyc1804 in actual fact1824 factually1852 naturally1858 transactionally1866 'smatter of fact1922 ?a1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (N.Y. Acad. Med.) f. 111^v To cure it actuale [?c1425 Paris in dede] whilez it is introduct but ys not confermed. c1454 R. Pecock Folewer to Donet 190 (MED) Eche of þilke deedis is actuali moral vertu..as þe habit of hem is moral vertu. c1500 (?a1475) Assembly of Gods (1896) l. 2047 (MED) My body..began for to shake For drede of the syght that I had seene, Wenyng to me all had be trew Actuelly doon where I had beene. 1587 Sir P. Sidney & A. Golding tr. P. de Mornay Trewnesse Christian Relig. xv. 265 This Mynd..hath being and continuance actually and of it selfe; and euen when it is seperated from the body. 1608 Sir H. Wotton in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eng. Hist. (1827) II. 99 He was heere..actually a Senator. 1671 T. Tenison Let. 6 Apr. in H. Oldenburg Corr. (1970) VII. 557 Philosophers beleive not at this day..that Fire is actually in a Flint, but only in ye potentiall atoms of it. 1775 J. Harris Philos. Arrangem. xvi. 397 Every Substance that actually is, by actually being that thing, actually is not any other... A piece of Brass for example actually is not an Oak. 1777 J. Priestley Disquis. Matter & Spirit Pref. p. xxi I would have every man write as he actually feels. 1835 H. Harewood Dict. Sports at Cautery actual Boiling water is actually hot, and brandy is potentially hot, as it heats the body, though of itself cold. 1866 ‘G. Eliot’ Felix Holt I. i. 38 She..sat with a fixed look, seeing nothing that was actually present. 1878 W. S. Jevons Polit. Econ. 52 The rates of interest actually paid in business vary very much. 1907 Jrnl. Philos., Psychol. & Sci. Methods 4 405 The definition of actually, as distinguished from imaginably, complete and objective truth. 1957 Lancet 18 May 1018/1 Her word centre at one time was greatly disturbed, giving the impression that she was rather more severely demented than she actually was. 2006 D. Edgerton Shock of Old (2008) v. 106 The term techno-nationalism is used by Western analysts..to describe a potentially, perhaps actually, dangerous thing. †2. In a manner characterized by action; with deeds; practically. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > doing > [adverb] actuallyc1449 activelyc1475 deedfully1615 deedily1813 c1449 R. Pecock Repressor (1860) 413 Whi schulen mi children, not ȝit bigeten, suffre therbi eny losse of good to hem dew, which not ȝit trespacen neither habituali neither actuali? 1533 T. More Answere Poysened Bk. Pref. sig. Bb.iii^v Vpon shere thursday, wherin out sauyour actually dyd instytute y^e blessed sacrament. 1587 Sir P. Sidney & A. Golding tr. P. de Mornay Trewnesse Christian Relig. v. 57 Now, this vnderstanding is actually euerlasting [Fr. actuellement eternelle], (that is..in deede) and euerlastingly actuall, (that is..doing). 1651 T. Hobbes Leviathan iii. xxxv. 219 Christ shall come..to judge the world, and actually to governe his owne people. 1656 T. Stanley Hist. Philos. II. iv. 5 Those who offend actually, are most grievously punished. 1710 J. Norris Treat. Christian Prudence ii. 74 Prudence..actually directs and conducts men in the management of themselves..and this actual Directiveness is of the very essence of Prudence. 1817 Panoplist Feb. 56 It is impossible to obey these commandments, unless the powers and faculties of the body and soul are actually and habitually engaged in the service of God. †3. Actively, energetically. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [adverb] hardlyeOE strongeOE hardOE fastOE starklyOE stalworthlyc1175 starkc1225 mainlyc1300 fellc1330 snellc1330 stout1338 wightlya1340 sadlya1375 sharplyc1380 tough1398 stoutly1399 throa1400 wighta1400 lustilyc1400 sorec1400 vigourslyc1400 stiff1422 vigoriouslya1450 vigorouslya1450 actuallya1470 stourlyc1480 forcely?a1500 lustly1529 fricklyc1540 dingilya1555 livelily?1565 crankly1566 forcibly1578 crank1579 wightily?a1600 proudly1600 energetically1609 stiffly1623 ding-dong1628 greenly1633 hard and fast1646 slashingly1659 thwackingly1660 warmlya1684 robustly1709 sonsily1729 forcefullya1774 vim1843 zippily1924 vibrantly1926 punchily1934 zingily1951 a1470 T. Malory Morte Darthur (Winch. Coll. 13) (1990) I. 165 Than on foote they drew there swerdis and dud full actually. 4. At present, currently; for the time being. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the present (time) > [adverb] noweOE nowtheOE nughuOE todayOE nowthenc1225 orc1275 in presentc1330 in this presentc1330 now by dawec1330 of present1340 presentc1385 nowadays?1387 adaysa1393 nowadaya1393 now on daysa1393 presently?a1425 now of daysc1425 now-o'-daysc1450 at (the) presenta1500 at this presenta1500 nowdaysa1500 currently1579 on the presenta1616 actually1663 nowanights1672 naow1824 at this (or the) present speaking1835 again1837 contemporarily1837 nowdays1850 any more1859 hic et nunc1935 at this moment in time1936 1663 B. Gerbier Counsel to Builders 60 Workmen, actually employed in every work. 1699 N. Luttrell Diary in Brief Hist. Relation State Affairs (1857) IV. 567 The Turks have actually evacuated Camineec. 1742 W. Ellis Mod. Husbandman June i. 8 There are three Sorts of Hough Horse-breaks, actually in Use. 1804 in D. Knox Naval Documents U.S. Wars Barbary Powers (1941) III. 308 In consequence of the War actually existing between the United States and the Bey & Regency of Tripoli he has given orders for a detachment of said Squadron to Blockade the Port of Tripoli. 1832 H. Hallam Constit. Hist. Eng. I. 507 The impeachment of the earl of Middlesex, actually lord treasurer of England. 5. a. As a matter of fact, in truth; indeed; even. Now somewhat colloquial.Used to assert the truth of a statement which seems surprising, incredible, or exaggerated. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > [adverb] > in fact, actually in, of feata1400 in effectc1405 effectually1420 really?a1425 literallyc1429 (by) matter in deed1447 indeed1535 in fact1592 merely1596 de facto1602 essentially1604 in point of fact1628 upon1644 in point of event1650 effectively1652 in matter of fact1709 absolutelya1712 substantially1753 actually1762 positively1800 in actual fact1824 factually1852 as matter of fact1871 fair dinkum1891 dinkum1894 'smatter of fact1922 basically1927 1762 O. Goldsmith Citizen of World II. 218 I had some dispositions to be a scholar, and had actually learned my letters. 1849 J. Ruskin Seven Lamps Archit. iv. 124 And this principle will be actually found, I believe, to guide the old workmen. 1863 F. A. Kemble Jrnl. Resid. Georgian Plantation 22 This woman actually imagines that there will be no slaves in heaven. 1878 G. MacDonald Ann. Quiet Neighb. vii. 121 I actually found the door standing open. 1911 V. Bell Let. 2 July (1993) 102 Then we talked of painting and I actually got some compliments without fishing! 1956 Diner Drive-in June 90/1 (advt.) A drink that's served in semi-liquid form..so wonderfully different that customers actually go out of their way to order it! 2007 J. Ferris And then we came to End i. i. 40 Some people actually generate revenue around here. b. colloquial. As a sentence adverb: in fact, as a matter of interest; contrary to what one might think. ΚΠ 1870 L. M. Alcott Old-fashioned Girl xvi. 316 ‘What is it? moths in the furs, a smoky chimney, or small-pox next door?’.. ‘Actually I have nothing to wear.’ 1919 D. H. Lawrence in Strand Mag. Apr. 289/1 Instantly, like the gallant he was, he took her on the dragons, grim-toothed, round-about switchbacks. It was not nearly so exciting as a tram-car, actually. 1952 L. Ross Picture (1953) iii. 108 Actually, every director should make the rough cut..himself. 1967 I. Hamilton Man with Brown Paper Face xv. 214 Actually, I'm not completely one hundred per cent. 1981 Encounter Aug. 3/1 ‘I told you, I've got a problem at work.’ ‘Actually, you didn't.’ 2007 A. Hoffman Skylight Confessions ii. 132 Actually, I can't remember you ever playing a single game with me. Compounds actually existing adj. of or designating socialism as realized in the Soviet Union and other countries in the Eastern bloc, esp. as distinct from the Marxist–Leninist ideal; also in extended use. ΚΠ 1961 Current Digest Soviet Press 6 Dec. 6/2 As a result of the self-sacrificing labor of the Soviet people,..mankind has received an actually existing socialist society. 1988 J. Huckle in D. Hicks Educ. for Peace xii. 200 The majority of actually existing socialist societies are undemocratic and controlled from above by privileged bureaucracies. 1993 Nation 18 Jan. 50/2 The switch from Leningrad to St. Petersburg took..a few minutes of discussion and a vote. Actually existing capitalism, with a developed bourgeoisie and a surrounding bourgeois culture, is still light-years away. 2007 Irish Times (Nexis) 3 Sept. 14 The implosion of actually-existing socialism in 1989. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adv.?a1425
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