in fact meaning

Definition of in fact in English Dictionary

• Adverb+-
  1. (law) Resulting from the actions of parties.
  2. IDI (modal) Actually, in truth.
     1. People think tomatoes are vegetables, but, in fact, they are fruits. ‎
• More Examples
  1. Used in the Middle of Sentence
     • Johnson et al. conclude, then, that tapetails, bignoses and whalefishes are in fact larvae, males and females of members of the family Cetomimidae.
     • But in fact the English kings of the seventeenth century usually began to touch form the day of their accession, without waiting for any such consecration.
     • Conventional wisdom has it that heat rises, but in fact heat diffuses: hot air rises.
  2. Used in the Beginning of Sentence
     • In fact I wos napped on the nod, But the way I got woke wos a wunner.
     • In fact gastroesopheagal reflux (GER) has been considered as a risk factor for IPF progression due to chronic microaspirations of gastric content.

• Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
  1. Phrases
     • Prepositional phrases
  2. Adverbs
     • Sentence adverbs
       • Modal adverbs
     • Uncomparable adverbs
  3. Prepositions
     • Prepositional phrases

Other Vocabulary

1. en infact
2. en infant
3. en intact
4. fr intact
5. en infect