in (actual) fact - Longman Dictionary

b) IN FACTused to emphasize that the truth about a situation is the opposite of what has been mentioned They told me it would be cheap but in fact it cost me ... in(actual)factFromLongmanDictionaryofContemporaryEnglishin(actual)factin(actual)facta)INFACTusedwhenyouareaddingsomething,especiallysomethingsurprising,toemphasizewhatyouhavejustsaid  Iknowthemayorreallywell.Infact,Ihaddinnerwithherlastweek.b)INFACTusedtoemphasizethatthetruthaboutasituationistheoppositeofwhathasbeenmentioned  Theytoldmeitwouldbecheapbutinfactitcostmenearly$500.  Herteacherssaidshewasaslowlearner,whereasinactualfactshewaspartiallydeaf.→factExamplesfromtheCorpusin(actual)fact•MissAshleyhadinfact,exceptasregardschangingherbirthcertificate,overcomealltheseobstaclestoacceptance.•Forthatverydenialhad,infact,givenmefarmore.•Developmenttimeis,infact,hesays,cutfromyearstomonths.•Hedidnotinfactinheritthetitleuntil1705,butaloveofhuntinghecertainlydid.•Inotherrespectstheyarerathermysterious-moresoinfactthanseemstohavebeenwidelyrealized.•Ineverdidthatinfact...Iwentintofilming,straightaway.•TheresultwasawonderfulsuccessforWren,forthegardenplannersandforCarteronhimself-atriumph,infact.•Whenthesmellwaspureoak,Irememberedchildhoodwoods;infactoneparticularplaceinoneparticularwood. Exercises Exercises Vocabularyexerciseshelpyoutolearnsynonyms,collocationsandidioms. IntermediateandAdvancedlevelgrammarpracticewithprogresstests. Listeningandpronunciation,exampreparationandmore! Picturesoftheday Whatarethese? Clickonthepicturestocheck. Exploretopics Economics Sewing&knitting Weapons Power Seealltopics Wordoftheday unwilling notwantingtodosomethingandrefusingtodoit