Kilo Lingo

real

/rɪəl/

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Translation

True and not made up; something that really exists.

Word origin

From Latin realis, meaning of a thing, based on res, a thing.

Origin
Latin
Root
realis

Examples

diamond?

"Real" means it is a true diamond, not a fake one.

based .

Here "real" means it really happened and is not made up.

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"Real" shows the friend is true and can be trusted.

"Real" means true and not fake. A real thing actually exists in the world. We say something is real when it is genuine, not pretend and not a copy.

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This word is part of lesson 6.