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How to pronounce actual in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms genuine, literal, real


her actual motive.
Type Words
Synonyms existent
Derivation actuality, actualize


the predicted temperature and the actual temperature were markedly different.
actual and imagined conditions.
Type Words
Synonyms factual
Derivation actualize, actuality


rocks and trees...the actual world.
actual heroism.
the actual things that produced the emotion you experienced.
Type Words
Derivation actuality


the ship's actual position is 22 miles due south of Key West.
Type Words
Derivation actuality, actualize


we saw the actual wedding on television.
filmed the actual beating.

Examples of actual

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For an actual athletic competition, drinking the night before might be bad form.
From the cnn.com
So why did what they discover relate more to Valentine's Day than actual racing?
From the sportsillustrated.cnn.com
NutriSystem's ads feature actual customers, such as Duren, who have shed pounds.
From the businessweek.com
He was perhaps as famous for his philosophy of architecture as for actual works.
From the kentucky.com
The grapes this year should be the first crop mature enough to make actual wine.
From the sacbee.com
For the GRE graduate-school exam, a photo must be taken at the actual test site.
From the time.com
It also isn't clear from its website whether the association has actual members.
From the stltoday.com
In fact, in days of near $4 a gallon gas, the actual destination may not matter.
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Frustrated, she stared at a cast of the actual skull, puzzling over the problem.
From the sciencedaily.com
More examples
  • Presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible; "the predicted temperature and the actual temperature were markedly different"; "actual and imagined conditions"
  • Taking place in reality; not pretended or imitated; "we saw the actual wedding on television"; "filmed the actual beating"
  • 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"
  • Existing in act or fact; "rocks and trees...the actual world"; "actual heroism"; "the actual things that produced the emotion you experienced"
  • Being or existing at the present moment; "the ship's actual position is 22 miles due south of Key West"
  • (actuality) the state of actually existing objectively; "a hope that progressed from possibility to actuality"
  • The Actual were a four piece alternative rock group from Los Angeles, California. They were signed to Eyeball Records and released one album for the label before signing with Scott Weiland's label Softdrive Records. ...
  • The Actual is a 1997 novel by the American author Saul Bellow.
  • Actually is the third album, the second of entirely new music, by English electronic music group Pet Shop Boys. It was first released in 1987. This album is also the group's third best selling album with over 4 million copies sold. ...