actually

adverb

1. in actual fact"to be nominally but not actually independent"
2. 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"
3. at present"the transmission screen shows the picture that is actually on the air"
4. as a sentence modifier to add slight emphasis; as a modifier to add slight emphasis"actually, we all help clear up after a meal"