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In Point Of Fact

Definition: In Point Of Fact

In Point Of Fact

Adverb

1. In reality or actuality; "in fact, it was a wonder anyone survived"; "painters who are in fact anything but unsophisticated"; "as a matter of fact, he is several inches taller than his father".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 


Synonyms: In Point Of Fact

Synonyms: as a matter of fact (adv), in fact (adv). (additional references)

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Synonyms within Context: In Point Of Fact

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Existence

Adverb: actually; Adjective: in fact, in point of fact, in reality; indeed; de facto, ipso facto.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Non-Fiction Usage: In Point Of Fact

SubjectTopicQuote

Economic History

South Africa

In point of fact, SATRA was unable to resolve the dispute between Value-Added Network Services (VANS) providers and Telkom for over three years. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Spoken Usage: In Point Of Fact

SpeakerPhrase(s)

Ted Koppel

Texas is certainly one of the largest states in the country for prison population and in point of fact, there are even some prisoners who are being exported to Texas and are being warehoused in Texas because the Texans have really made an industry of it.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: In Point Of Fact

Language Translations for "in point of fact"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Albanian

  

në të vërtetë (actually, as a matter of fact, authentically, de facto, in effect, in fact, in sooth, indeed, virtually), faktikisht (actually, as a matter of fact, factitive, factually, in fact). (various references)

   

Arabic 

  

‏في الحقيقة (actually, as a matter of fact, factually, honestly, in effect). (various references)

   

Czech

  

vlastnì (actually, as a matter of fact, de facto, in fact, in substance, indeed, really, virtually), fakticky (factually, really). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

oikeastaan (in reality, properly, really). (various references)

   

French

  

en fait (in effect, in fact, indeed). (various references)

   

Hebrew 

  

למעש" (actually, de facto, in effect, in fact, in practice, practically, virtually). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

valóban (certes, forsooth, in all conscience, in deed, in earnest, in reality, indeed, really, true, truly, verily, very much indeed), lényegét tekintve, ami azt illeti (as a matter of fact, as for that, as to that, for all that, from that matter, in so far). (various references)

   

Indonesian

  

nyatanya. (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

inay ointpay ofay actfay

   

Romanian

  

de fapt (actually, as a matter of fact, as it is, for that matter, in effect, in reality, morally, practically, to all intents and purposes, virtual). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

действительно (actually, for fair, indeed, really). (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

u suštini stvari (point: in point of fact). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

en realidad (absolutely, actually, as a matter of fact, genuinely, genuinly, in actual fact, in effect, in fact, in reality, in sooth, indeed, really, truly), efectivamente (actual, effective, exactly, in fact, indeed, quite so, real, really), de hecho (as a matter of fact, de facto, in fact), a decir verdad (in fact). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

i verkligheten (factually, in fact), i själva verket (actuality (in), actually, essentially, in actual fact, in actuality, in effect, in fact, in very deed), faktiskt (actually, factually, honestly, in fact, indeed, really, virtually). (various references)

   

Turkish

  

hakikaten (forsooth, in truth, truly), gerçekten (actually, by my troth, for real, forsooth, genuinely, honest, honest injun, honestly, in fact, in sooth, in troth, in very deed, indeed, it's no joke, of a verity, quite, real, really, regularly, sure enough, true, truly, yea, yes indeed), gerçekte (actually, in effect, in fact, in practice, in reality, in sober fact, in sooth, in sooth to say, in very deed, practically, substantially, verily, virtually). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: In Point Of Fact

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-c-f-f-i-i-n-n-o-o-p-t-t"

-4 letters: officiant.

-5 letters: citation, conation, inaction, incitant, notation, optician, pontific, potation.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Quotations: Non-fiction
4. Quotations: Spoken
5. Translations: Modern
6. Anagrams
7. Bibliography


  

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