Princeton's WordNet(3.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. actual, existent(adj)

   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. actual(adj)

   taking place in reality; not pretended or imitated

   "we saw the actual wedding on television"; "filmed the actual beating"

3. actual, genuine, literal, real(adj)

   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. actual, factual(adj)

   existing in act or fact

   "rocks and trees...the actual world"; "actual heroism"; "the actual things that produced the emotion you experienced"

5. actual(adj)

   being or existing at the present moment

   "the ship's actual position is 22 miles due south of Key West"

Wiktionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. actual(Noun)

   An actual, real one; notably:

2. actual(Adjective)

   Existing in act or reality, not just potentially; really acted or acting; occurring in fact

3. actual(Adjective)

   Factual, real, not just apparent or even false

   The actual government expenses dramatically excede the budget

4. actual(Adjective)

   In action at the time being; now existing.

   The actual situation of the world economy is worse then anyone expected a year ago

5. actual(Adjective)

   Active, not passive

6. actual(Adjective)

   Used to emphasise a noun or verb, whether something is real or metaphorical.

Origin: actual, actuel, from actuel, actual, from actualis, from actus,, from agere + -alis '-al'.

Webster Dictionary(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Actual(adj)

   involving or comprising action; active

2. Actual(adj)

   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. Actual(adj)

   in action at the time being; now exiting; present; as the actual situation of the country

4. Actual(noun)

   something actually received; real, as distinct from estimated, receipts

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Actual

   akt′ū-al, adj. real: existing in fact and now, as opp. to an imaginary or past state of things.—v.t. Act′ualise, to make actual: to realise in action.—n. Actual′ity.—adv. Act′ually.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'actual' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1737

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'actual' in Written Corpus Frequency: #741

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'actual' in Adjectives Frequency: #179

Anagrams for actual »

1. acault

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of actual in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of actual in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Sample Sentences & Example Usage

1. David Bernstein:

   The actual outrage is wildly misplaced.

2. Comptroller Thomas Curry:

   The actual loan terms and covenants are weakening.

3. Gaius Julius Caesar:

   Cowards die many times before their actual deaths.

4. D. H. Lawrence:

   The human soul needs actual beauty more than bread.

5. Alan Tanjusay:

   They don't get to see the actual working environment.

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