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English

Etymology

, , , from {{term|agere||to do; to act}}.

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ˈæk.tʃu.l̩/
  • An audio transcript can be found at en-us-actual.ogg


Adjective

  1. Existing in act or reality; really acted or acting; in fact; real
  2. : the actual cost of goods
  3. : the actual case under discussion
  4. In action at the time being; now exiting; present.
  5. : the actual situation of the country
  6. Used to emphasise a noun or verb, whether something is real or metaphorical.


Usage notes

  • In some foreign languages means “modern”. This meaning sometimes occurs in English written by foreigners, but is nonstandard English.


Synonyms


Antonyms


Translations

  • German:

Noun

  1. Something actually received; real receipts, as distinct from estimated ones.


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Catalan

Adjective

  1. present, current
  2. factual


Related terms


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Spanish

Adjective

  1. present, current
  2. factual
  3. actual, real


Usage notes

  • is a false friend, and does not mean the same as English word {{term|actual||real; non-imaginary}}. Spanish equivalents are shown above, in the “Translations” section of the English entry .


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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Actual \Ac"tu*al\, n. (Finance)
Something actually received; real, as distinct from
estimated, receipts. [Cant]
[1913 Webster]

The accounts of revenues supplied . . . were not real
receipts: not, in financial language, "actuals," but
only Egyptian budget estimates. --Fortnightly
Review.
[1913 Webster]
GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Actual \Ac"tu*al\ (#; 135), a. [OE. actuel, F. actuel, L.
actualis, fr. agere to do, act.]
1. Involving or comprising action; active. [Obs.]
[1913 Webster]

Her walking and other actual performances. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]

Let your holy and pious intention be actual; that is
. . . by a special prayer or action, . . . given to
God. --Jer. Taylor.
[1913 Webster]

2. 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.
[1913 Webster]

3. In action at the time being; now exiting; present; as the
actual situation of the country.
[1913 Webster]

Actual cautery. See under Cautery.

Actual sin (Theol.), that kind of sin which is done by
ourselves in contradistinction to "original sin."
[1913 Webster]

Syn: Real; genuine; positive; certain. See Real.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet actual
adj 1: presently existing in fact and not merely potential or
possible; "the predicted temperature and the actual
temperature were markedly different"; "actual and
imagined conditions" [syn: existent] [ant: potential]
2: taking place in reality; not pretended or imitated; "we saw
the actual wedding on television"; "filmed the actual
beating"
3: 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" [syn: genuine,
literal, real]
4: of the nature of fact; having actual existence; "rocks and
trees...the actual world"; "actual heroism"; "the actual
things that produced the emotion you experienced" [syn: factual]
5: existing in fact whether with lawful authority or not; "de
facto segregation is as real as segration imposed by law";
"a de facto state of war" [syn: de facto, factual]
[ant: de jure]
6: being or existing at the present moment; "the ship's actual
position is 22 miles due south of Key West"
Moby Dictionary
absolute , admitting no question , as is , ascertained , attested ,
authentic , authenticated , being , bona fide , categorically true ,
certain , certified , commonplace , concrete , confirmable , confirmed ,
contemporaneous , contemporary , corroborated , current , de facto ,
demonstrable , demonstratable , demonstrated , determined ,
documentary , effectual , established , everyday , existent , existing ,
extant , factual , for real , fresh , genuine , hard , historical ,
honest-to-God , immanent , immediate , inappealable , incontestable ,
incontrovertible , indisputable , indubitable , instant , irrefragable ,
irrefutable , latest , legitimate , manifest , material , modern , new ,
not in error , objective , objectively true , ordinary , phenomenal ,
physical , positive , present , present-age , present-day ,
present-time , provable , proved , real , realistic , realized , routine ,
running , self-evident , solid , substantial , substantiated ,
sure-enough , tangible , testable , that be , that is , topical , true ,
true as gospel , true to life , truthful , unanswerable , unconfutable ,
unconfuted , undeniable , undenied , undoubted , unerroneous ,
unfallacious , unfalse , unimpeachable , unmistaken , unquestionable ,
unrefutable , unrefuted , up-to-date , up-to-the-minute , usual ,
validated , veracious , veridical , verifiable , verified , veritable


ACTUAL. Real; actual. 2. Actual notice. One which has been expressly given by which knowledge of a fact has been brought home to a party directly ; it is opposed to constructive notice. 3. Actual admissions. Those which are expressly made; they are plenary or partial. 4 Bouv. Inst. n. 4405. 4. An actual escape takes place when a prisoner in fact gets out of prison, and unlawfully regains his liberty. Vide Escape.
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