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  1. 1. adv. Actively. Source: opted
  2. 2. adv. In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively. Source: opted
  3. 3. adv. in actual fact Source: wordnet
  4. 4. adv. used to imply that one would expect the fact to be the opposite of that stated; surprisingly Source: wordnet
  5. 5. adv. at present Source: wordnet
  6. 6. adv. as a sentence modifier to add slight emphasis; as a modifier to add slight emphasis Source: wordnet
  7. 7. 1. Actively. [Obs.] "Neither actually . . . nor passively." Fuller. 2. In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively. Source: webster
  8. 8. r:100 r. in actual fact r. used to imply that one would expect the fact to be the opposite of that stated; surprisingly r. at the present moment r. as a sentence modifier to add slight emphasis Source: ecdict

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