actual

ac·tu·al  (kch-l)

adj.

1. Existing and not merely potential or possible. See Synonyms at real¹.

2. Being, existing, or acting at the present moment; current.

3. Based on fact: an actual account of the accident.

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[Middle English, from Old French, active, from Late Latin ctulis, from Latin ctus, past participle of agere, to drive, do; see ag- in Indo-European roots.]

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actual

Adjective

existing in reality or as a matter of fact [Latin actus act]

USAGE: The excessive use of actual and actually should be avoided. They are unnecessary in sentences such as in actual fact, he is forty-two, and he did actually go to the play but did not enjoy it.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	actual - presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible; "the predicted temperature and the actual temperature were markedly different"; "actual and imagined conditions" existent potential, possible - existing in possibility; "a potential problem"; "possible uses of nuclear power"
	2.	actual - taking place in reality; not pretended or imitated; "we saw the actual wedding on television"; "filmed the actual beating" real, existent - being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory; "real objects"; "real people; not ghosts"; "a film based on real life"; "a real illness"; "real humility"; "Life is real! Life is earnest!"- Longfellow
	3.	actual - 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" literal, genuine, real true - consistent with fact or reality; not false; "the story is true"; "it is undesirable to believe a proposition when there is no ground whatever for supposing it true"- B. Russell; "the true meaning of the statement"
	4.	actual - existing in act or fact; "rocks and trees...the actual world"; "actual heroism"; "the actual things that produced the emotion you experienced" factual real, existent - being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory; "real objects"; "real people; not ghosts"; "a film based on real life"; "a real illness"; "real humility"; "Life is real! Life is earnest!"- Longfellow
	5.	actual - being or existing at the present moment; "the ship's actual position is 22 miles due south of Key West" current - occurring in or belonging to the present time; "current events"; "the current topic"; "current negotiations"; "current psychoanalytic theories"; "the ship's current position"

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actual

adjective 1. genuine, real, true, confirmed, authentic, verified, truthful, bona fide, dinkum Austral., N.Z. (informal) << OPPOSITE unreal

adjective 2. real, substantial, concrete, definite, tangible << OPPOSITE theoretical

USAGE The words actual and actually are often used when speaking, but should only be used in writing where they add something to the meaning of a sentence. For example, in the sentence he actually rather enjoyed the film, the word actually is only needed if there was originally some doubt as to whether he would enjoy it.

Translations

actual [ˈæktjuəl] adj → verdadero, real

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actual [ˈæktjuəl] adj → réel(le) → véritable;

(emphatic use) → lui-même(elle-même)

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actual [ˈæktjuəl] adj → wirklich;

(emphatic use) → eigentlich

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actual [ˈæktjuəl] adj → reale, vero/a

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actual

adj actual [ˈӕktʃuəl]

real; existing; not imaginary In actual fact he is not as stupid as you think he is. in werklikheid فِعْلِي، حَقِيقِي، رَاهِن действителен skutečný faktisk; virkelig tatsächlich πραγματικός real tegelik واقعی todellinen réel בְּפוֹעָל, מַמָשִי, אֲמִיתִי वास्तविक stvaran tényleges riil, sebenarnya raunverulegur reale 現実の 사실상의 faktiškas, tikras īsts; patiess; faktisks hakikat sebenar werkelijk virkelig, faktisk rzeczywisty, faktyczny real real действительный; существующий skutočný resničen stvaran faktisk, verklig แท้จริง gerçek, gerçekte 實際的 дійсний; справжній حقیقی ، واقعی thực sự 实际的

n actuˈality [-ˈӕ-]

(a) reality the actuality of the situation. werklikheid حَقِيقَة، حَالِيَّة действителност skutečnost, realita virkelighed die Wirklichkeit πραγματικότητα realidad tegelikkus واقعیت realiteetit réalité מַמָשׁוּת वास्तव में/वस्तुत: stvarnost valóság benar-benar raunveruleiki realtà 現実 현실(성) tikroviškumas īstenība; realitāte kebenaran werkelijkheid virkelighet realność realidade realitate действительность realita stvarnost stvarnost verklighet, faktum ความจริง gerçek, hakikat 現實 дійсність, реальність واقعیت ،امر واقع sự thực 现实

adv actually

1 really She actually saw the accident happen. regtig فِي الوَاقِع، فِي الحَقِيقَة، فِعْلاً действително skutečně, opravdu faktisk; faktiskt; virkelig; virkeligt wirklich πραγματικά, όντως en realidad, realmente tõepoolest واقعاً؛ در عمل todella réellement בֶּאֱמֶת, מַמָשׁ, בֶּעֶצֶם, בְּפוֹעַל वास्तव में stvarno valóban benar-benar, sebenarnya raunverulega in realtà; veramente, realmente 実際に 정말로 iš tikrųjų īstenībā; patiesībā memang betul echt egentlig, faktisk rzeczywiście, faktycznie na realidade într-adevăr действительно skutočne, naozaj v resnici zaista verkligen, faktiskt อย่างที่เกิดขึ้นตามจริง gerçekten, hakikaten 實際上 справді, дійсно در اصل thực sự 实际上

2 in fact Actually, I'm doing something else this evening. eintlik فِي الحَقِيقَه всъщност ve skutečnosti, vlastně faktisk; i virkeligheden eigentlich στην πραγματικότητα de hecho tegelikult در واقع itse asiassa en fait לְמַעֲשֶׂה, לְאֲמִיתוֹ שֶׁל דָבָר zapravo a helyzet az, hogy... sesungguhnya raunar in realtà 本当のことをいうと 사실상 tiesą sakant faktiski sebenarnya eigenlijk faktisk, i virkeligheten właściwie de facto de fapt на самом деле v skutočnosti, vlastne pravzaprav zapravo faktiskt, egentligen ตามความเป็นจริง gerçekte, aslında 事實上 насправді در اصل ، فی الحقیقت thực tế 事实上