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[ US /ˈɹiɫ/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
    real objects
    real people; not ghosts
    a film based on real life
    a real illness
    real humility
    Life is real! Life is earnest!
  2. capable of being treated as fact
    tangible evidence
    his brief time as Prime Minister brought few real benefits to the poor
  3. being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something
    her actual motive
    a genuine dilemma
    a literal solitude like a desert
  4. (of property) fixed or immovable
    real property consists of land and buildings
  5. no less than what is stated; worthy of the name
    a real woman
    it's time he had a real job
    it's no penny-ante job--he's making real money
    a real friend
    the real reason
    meat and potatoes--I call that a real meal
    real war
  6. coinciding with reality
    perceptual error...has a surprising resemblance to veridical perception
  7. of, relating to, or representing an amount that is corrected for inflation
    real income
    real prices
    real wages
  8. having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary
    The wind was violent and felt substantial enough to lean against
    a mere dream, neither substantial nor practical
    the substantial world
  9. not to be taken lightly
    to the man sleeping regularly in doorways homelessness is real
    statistics demonstrate that poverty and unemployment are very real problems
NOUN
  1. the basic unit of money in Brazil; equal to 100 centavos
  2. an old small silver Spanish coin
  3. any rational or irrational number
ADVERB
  1. used as intensifiers; `real' is sometimes used informally for `really'; `rattling' is informal
    he played very well
    I'm real sorry about it
    a really enjoyable evening
    she was very gifted
    a rattling good yarn

How To Use real In A Sentence

  • An imprimatur is not guarantee of theological soundness, in reality. Dr. Janet Smith replies to Dr. Schindler, defends Christopher West
  • Someone who really wanted to stop unsanctioned immigration would begin here, by busting the small contractors who employ these workers on a contingent basis.
  • Do you really want ambient and drum'n'bass remixers stomping on your world music? Times, Sunday Times
  • Watching celebs suffer from hunger and lack of home comforts is somehow really entertaining. The Sun
  • He called the foiled butt "Really juicy and nearly perfect. Physicist Cracks BBQ Mystery
  • This does not exclude the existence of pockets of the urban population with unrealized homosexual desires.
  • Before we did anything we wrote and rewrote the script until we felt what we had got written down was a really good story.
  • A lot of schools don't really encourage team sports .
  • Lovecraft dealt not with the supernatural but with the "supernormal," as Joshi puts it -- the unrealized side of material reality. The Lovecraft News Network
  • Hopefully, North Norfolk will soon shake off this surreal obsession with the Lib Dems and embrace their NE Cambs neighbour's decent Tory stance. Will Iain Dale have to repay the donations ?
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