actual
Pronunciation Adjective
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Pronunciation Adjective
actual (not comparable)
- (chiefly, theology) relating to a person's acts or deeds; active, practical [from 14th c.]
- c. 1606, William Shakespeare, Macbeth, First Folio 1623, V.1:
- In this slumbry agitation, besides her walking, and other actuall performances, what (at any time) haue you heard her say?
- 1946, The American Ecclesiastical Review, vol. 114:
- Apparently, the holy Doctor was referring to actual, rather than original, sin; yet the basis of his argument for Mary's holiness, the divine maternity, would logically lead to the conclusion that she was free from original sin also.
- c. 1606, William Shakespeare, Macbeth, First Folio 1623, V.1:
- Existing in reality, not just potentially; really acted or acting; occurring in fact. [from 14th c.]
- the actual cost of goods; the actual case under discussion
- The actual government expenses dramatically exceed the budget.
- Synonyms: real
- Antonyms: potential, possible, virtual, speculative, conceivable, theoretical, nominal, hypothetical, estimated
- (now, rare) in action at the time being; now existing; current. [from 16th c.]
- c. 1793, Edward Gibbon, Memoirs of My Life, Penguin 1990, p. 85:
- To my actual feelings it seems incredible that I could ever believe that I believed in Transubstantiation!
- c. 1793, Edward Gibbon, Memoirs of My Life, Penguin 1990, p. 85:
- Used as intensifier to emphasise a following noun; exact, very. [from 18th c.]
- Synonyms: present
- Antonyms: future, past
- French: réel, effectif
- German: tatsächlich, konkret
- Italian: reale, effettivo
- Portuguese: real, efetivo
- Russian: реа́льный
- Spanish: real, existente, verdadero, efectivo
- Russian: и́стинный
- German: gegenwärtig, aktuell
- Italian: esistente
- Portuguese: atual, real
- Russian: теку́щий
- Spanish: actual, real
- German: tatsächlich
- Russian: настоя́щий
actual (plural actuals)
- an actual, real one; notably:
- (finance) something actually received; real receipts, as distinct from estimated ones.
- (military) a radio callsign modifier that specifies the commanding officer of the unit or asset denoted by the remainder of the callsign and not the officer's assistant or other designee.
- Bravo Six Actual, this is Charlie One. Come in, over. (The radio operator is requesting to speak to the commander of the unit under the call sign "Bravo Six.")
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