American English pronunciation
How to pronounce actual
IPA transcription: ['æktʃəwəl]
Pronunciation variants: ['æktʃəwəl]['ækʃəl]
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Adjective
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presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible
“the predicted temperature and the actual temperature were markedly different”
“actual and imagined conditions”
Adjective
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being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something; ; - G.K.Chesterton
“her actual motive”
“a literal solitude like a desert”
“a genuine dilemma”
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taking place in reality; not pretended or imitated
“we saw the actual wedding on television”
“filmed the actual beating”
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existing in act or fact
“rocks and trees...the actual world”
“actual heroism”
“the actual things that produced the emotion you experienced”
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being or existing at the present moment
“the ship's actual position is 22 miles due south of Key West”
Usage examples
- Indeed, in Bollywood music, the designation is actually music director.
- The actual 'Steelers' name came after a competition was run to choose a name.
- If we actually do want it solved, it will be.
- That’s interesting, I’m actually an animal rights campaigner.
- Eriko finds out that the mastermind behind Illbleed, Michael Reynolds, is actually her father.
- Actual New Orleans accents were seldom heard nationally.
- This was complicated by the fact he did not actually own this property.
- I'm actually planning to try and build a robotics platform around one of those phones.
- The yellow brick road is actually quite long.
- We say actual, but victual