Meaning

4 senses

  1. (not comparable)Relating to a person's acts or deeds; active, practical

  2. (not comparable)Existing in reality, not just potentially; really acted or acting; occurring in fact.

    the actual cost of goods; the actual case under discussion

    The actual government expenses dramatically exceed the budget.

    tatsächlich, konkret

    реа́льныйreálʹnyj, действи́тельныйdejstvítelʹnyj, настоя́щийnastojáščij

    ді́йснийdíjsnyj, спра́вжнійsprávžnij, спра́вжнійsprávžnij

    existing in act or fact

  3. (not comparable)In action at the time being; now existing; current.

    gegenwärtig, aktuell

    теку́щийtekúščij, действи́тельныйdejstvítelʹnyj, настоя́щийnastojáščij

    пото́чнийpotóčnyj, актуа́льнийaktuálʹnyj, факти́чнийfaktýčnyj

  4. (not comparable)Used as intensifier to emphasise a following noun; exact, specific, very.

    tatsächlich

    настоя́щийnastojáščij

Examples

140 sentences

  1. Do you have any actual evidence?

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  2. Is Tom in any actual danger?

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  3. Are you in any actual danger?

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  4. This story is based on actual events.

    ruЭта история основана на реальных событиях.

    deDiese Geschichte basiert auf wahren Begebenheiten.

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  5. How much actual experience do you have?

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 3
existing in act or reality, not just potentially:
factual, real, not just apparent or even false:
in action at the time being:
Русский
By meaning 3
existing in act or reality, not just potentially:
factual, real, not just apparent or even false:
in action at the time being:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
existing in act or reality, not just potentially:
in action at the time being:

Origin

From Middle English actual, actuel (“active”), from Anglo-Norman actuel, actual, and its s

From Middle English actual, actuel (“active”), from Anglo-Norman actuel, actual, and its source Late Latin actuālis (“active, practical”), from Latin actus (“act, action, performance”), from agere (“to do; to act”) + -alis (“-al”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti, from the root *h₂eǵ-. By surface analysis, act + -u- + -al.

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Synonyms

8 synonyms
realA1effectiveB1presentB1positiveB1
Close in meaning
  • presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible:existent
  • existing in act or fact:factual
  • being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something:genuineliteralreal

Antonyms

9 antonyms
potentialB2possibleA2virtualB1speculativeC1conceivableB2theoreticalnominalhypotheticalC2estimatedB2

Word family

20 related words
RelatedactivityA1actorA1actuaryactualizeactuality
DerivedactuallyA2actual argumentactual costactualismactualistactualisticactualizationactual maliceactualnessactual neurosisactual occasionsactual parameteractual sinnonactualunactual

Lessons for this word

1 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
activistactivityA1actorA1actressB1actualityactuallyA2actuary
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