/ˈæktʃuəl/
Translation
Real and true, not just imagined, guessed, or claimed.
Word origin
From Latin actualis meaning active or practical, from agere, to do.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- actualis
- English cognates
- act, action, actually
Examples
advert .
The real price, not the one you were told.
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"Actual words" means exactly what he said, word for word.
, based .
"In actual fact" is a common phrase meaning really or truly.
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Grammar articles
(4)As vs like in English: swims like a fish, works as a waiter, and the truth about like I said
Countable and uncountable nouns in English: advice, information, news and the ones you simply have to learn
Hedging and vague language in English: sort of, a bit, -ish, stuff and or so
Indirect questions in English: Could you tell me where the station is, and the word order that goes with it
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