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 Definitions of actual  [ˈæk tʃu əl]  

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Definition of 'actual' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (adj.) actual
existing in act, fact, or reality; real:
an actual case; the actual cost.

2.  actual
existing now; present; current:
the ship's actual position.

Etymology:  (1275–1325; < LL āctuālis= L āctu- (s. of āctusact ) +-ālis -al1)

Definition of 'actual' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (adj) actual, existent
presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible
"the predicted temperature and the actual temperature were markedly different"; "actual and imagined conditions"

2. (adj) actual
taking place in reality; not pretended or imitated
"we saw the actual wedding on television"; "filmed the actual beating"

3. (adj) actual, genuine, literal, real
being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something
"her actual motive"; "a literal solitude like a desert"- G.K.Chesterton; "a genuine dilemma"

4. (adj) actual, factual
existing in act or fact
"rocks and trees...the actual world"; "actual heroism"; "the actual things that produced the emotion you experienced"

5. (adj) actual
being or existing at the present moment
"the ship's actual position is 22 miles due south of Key West"


Definition of 'actual' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (adjective) actual
real or not guessed
the actual size is a lot bigger; It's the actual painting, not a fake.


Definition of 'actual' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) actual
involving or comprising action; active

2. (adj) actual
existing in act or reality; really acted or acting; in fact; real; -- opposed to potential, possible, virtual, speculative, conceivable, theoretical, or nominal; as, the actual cost of goods; the actual case under discussion

3. (adj) actual
in action at the time being; now exiting; present; as the actual situation of the country

4. (noun) actual
something actually received; real, as distinct from estimated, receipts


Translation of 'actual' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: real; existing; not imaginary
In actual fact he is not as stupid as you think he is.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: in werklikheid Arabic flag Arabic: فِعْلِي، حَقِيقِي، رَاهِن Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: действителен
Brazilian flag Brazilian: real Czech flag Czech: skutečný German flag German: tatsächlich
Danish flag Danish: faktisk; virkelig Greek flag Greek: πραγματικός Spanish flag Spanish: real
Estonian flag Estonian: tegelik Farsi flag Farsi: واقعی Finnish flag Finnish: todellinen
French flag French: réel Hebrew flag Hebrew: בְּפוֹעָל, מַמָשִי, אֲמִי Hindi flag Hindi: वास्तविक
Croatian flag Croatian: stvaran Hungarian flag Hungarian: tényleges Indonesian flag Indonesian: riil, sebenarnya
Icelandic flag Icelandic: raunverulegur Italian flag Italian: reale Japanese flag Japanese: 現実の
Korean flag Korean: 실제의 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: faktiškas, tikras Latvian flag Latvian: īsts; patiess; faktisks
Malay flag Malay: hakikat sebenar Dutch flag Dutch: werkelijk Norwegian flag Norwegian: virkelig, faktisk
Polish flag Polish: rzeczywisty, faktyczny Persian flag Persian: واقعی Pashto flag Pashto: په واقعي ډول
Portuguese flag Portuguese: real Romanian flag Romanian: real Russian flag Russian: действительный; существую
Slovak flag Slovak: skutočný Slovenian flag Slovenian: resničen Serbian flag Serbian: stvaran
Swedish flag Swedish: faktisk, verklig Thai flag Thai: แท้จริง Turkish flag Turkish: gerçek, gerçekte
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 實際的 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: дійсний; справжній Urdu flag Urdu: حقیقی ، واقعی
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: thực sự Chinese flag Chinese: 实际的

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