real
- adverb
- /riːəl/
- Informal
- So let's go ahead and snap a real quick selfie here.
- real quick
- real fast
So we're just real clear, real kind, real direct.
- So we're just real clear, real kind, real direct.
- So let's just scooch in real close and get to it.
- I feel like they're really chill, real cool, real relaxed.
- But it's like it's a real incredible book, a gift.
- So let's go ahead and snap a real quick selfie here.
- Like let me be real real, real, real slick, OK.
Examples
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This could start you off real big.
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I'd like to go someplace for Christmas where it's real hot.
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So we're just real clear, real kind, real direct.
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So let me give you a real quick view of this.
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Our offer was accepted, so it's happening real fast.
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We're gonna get you out of here, real quiet.
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I hurt my hands, real bad.
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Hmm, not real friendly, are you?
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Everything is fit in here real nice, real snug.
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So we're just real clear about what we want to achieve.
Synonyms
To a large degree
Shows how strong something is, for example very cold
Makes a describing word sound very strong
Idioms
- Offensive
A joking phrase that shows old ideas about how men should act
Compounds
- Specialized
The time when you get information at once, for example stock prices or a heart rate
Money you borrow to buy or build property that the bank can take if you do not pay
- Specialized
A company that owns buildings or land that make money and sells shares to investors
- Formal
The belief that the bread and wine used in a church service really become Christ's body and blood
- Specialized
Total value of a country's goods and services using prices that ignore inflation
- Texting
A business that buys, sells, or manages virtual land inside online games
- Specialized
Total value of goods and services a country makes measured with prices kept the same over time
- Offensive
A small armed Irish group that uses bombs and guns to oppose peace talks
- Slang
A person who feels very close to a character from a book or show and often acts like them
- Formal
A type of socialism that focuses on practical goals used in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe
- Specialized
Working with data fast enough to keep up with another action without delay
How Intense
Surface Forms
Etymology
Real as in 'real good' is a short form of really, which meant 'in a real way', so people use real informally to mean 'very' or 'really'.