actual
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1.4
- adjective
- /ˈæk.tʃu.əl/
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real
- During the meeting, we discussed the actual results of the experiment rather than just the theory.
- actual number
- actual data
- actual cost
So it must mean that when in actual fact it doesn't.
- So it must mean that when in actual fact it doesn't.
- Or, she might ask, what do the actual words mean?
- And not just my friends, just the actual transactions.
- So let's talk now about the actual novels themselves.
- I, you know, ironically, it was the actual jail.
- But what is my actual experience of this?
- It's so a plot is the actual story, right.
- What weight does it hold on what actual documents Trump had?
- So we've seen how that works for actual sequence genomic data.
Examples
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In the process, much of the actual work that nurses perform becomes invisible.
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Before trying to figure that out, we must understand the actual impact of the Recovery Act.
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Now, what is the actual goal for this?
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Or, she might ask, what do the actual words mean?
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So this is at least the actual cost, OK.
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But what is my actual experience of this?
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And the words you use have an actual effect on your body.
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What is the actual rule?
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I think that he includes some actual math in the book.
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All right, so let's look at the actual charts here.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Happening in real life, not imagined
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2.0
Real and not fake, for example about art or goods
112
3.4
Based on real facts and not on opinions or imagination
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3.9
Present in person and not imaginary
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6.0
Real and present, not only imagined
Antonyms
Compounds
- Formal
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5.7
Money paid to someone for losses they can prove, like medical bills or lost wages
How Real
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word actual comes from the Latin word actus, meaning 'doing' or 'act', and it shares this root with the English word act. So something actual is what really happens or exists, not what is only imagined.