בעצם

Etymology
From.

Adverb

 * 1) Actually, in fact.

Preposition

 * 1) By ___self, on ___'s own, without assistance.
 * 2) * 2009 December 5,, , in.

Usage notes

 * By its nature, this preposition only takes a personal pronoun as its object, such that it is only found in its inflected forms.

Etymology
From

Adverb

 * 1) basically, intrinsically, fundamentally, as a matter of fact, in essence