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UK
/ˈæktʃuːəl/
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[ US /ˈækʃəɫ, ˈæktʃəwəɫ/ ]
[ US /ˈækʃəɫ, ˈæktʃəwəɫ/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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being or existing at the present moment
the ship's actual position is 22 miles due south of Key West -
being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something
her actual motive
a genuine dilemma
a literal solitude like a desert -
existing in act or fact
the actual things that produced the emotion you experienced
rocks and trees...the actual world
actual heroism -
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
filmed the actual beating
we saw the actual wedding on television
How To Use actual In A Sentence
- This proposed procurement is a continuation of an existing contractual agreement for the developed prototype NASA Student Ambassadors Virtual Community (NSAVC) web site. ... Curious Virtual Community Procurement - NASA Watch
- You do an estimate, and then it might cost a little bit more when you actually do the job.
- A little bit overcast is actually a lot better than a sunny sky for us out there," Miller said. NHL players excited to go outdoors in Buffalo's chill
- Said hi also to a few of the guys from Aereogramme after they'd finished up, but wasn't actually sure of who was there from Chemikal Underground or what they look like, so I was basically floating around and looking glaikit until Mags pointed out the Newsnight crew, and the nice interviewer man figured out who I was. Archive 2007-02-01
- Failing to detain him could actually amount to abuse. The Sun
- One afternoon, I grew bored and actually fell asleep for a few minutes.
- When things break, it's not the actual breaking that prevents them from getting back together again. It's because a little piece gets lost - the two remaining ends couldn't fit together even if they wanted to. The whole shape has changed. John Green
- Actually it's we that owe you a lot.
- In the absence of actual selfie evidence, let me provide a few snapshots. Times, Sunday Times
- In most island arcs only a relatively small proportion of the individual volcanoes actually rise above sea level.