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Meaning of 'actual'
Meaning of 'actual' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Actual 
[ a.]
- Involving or comprising action; active. [ a.]- 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.
- In action at the time being; now exiting; present; as the actual situation of the country.
2. Actual [ n.]
- Something actually received; real, as distinct from
estimated, receipts. [ n.]Meaning of 'actual' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. actual [ a]
[ a]Meaning (1):
- presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible
- presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible
Example in sentence:
- actual and imagined conditions;
- the predicted temperature and the actual temperature were markedly different
2. actual [ s]
[ s]Meaning (2):
- being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something
- being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something
Example in sentence:
- a genuine dilemma;
- a literal solitude like a desert;
- her actual motive
Meaning (3):
- existing in act or fact
- existing in act or fact
Example in sentence:
- actual heroism;
- rocks and trees...the actual world;
- the actual things that produced the emotion you experienced
Meaning (4):
- being or existing at the present moment
- being or existing at the present moment
Example in sentence:
- the ship's actual position is 22 miles due south of Key West
Meaning (5):
- taking place in reality; not pretended or imitated
- taking place in reality; not pretended or imitated
Example in sentence:
- filmed the actual beating;
- we saw the actual wedding on television
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