actual en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈækʃəl/
- /ˈæktjəl/ dated, non-yod-coalescence, Received Pronunciation
- /ˈækʃuəl/
- /ˈæt͡ʃəl/ (colloquial)
- /ˈæktʃəl/
- /ˈæktjʊəl/ dated, non-yod-coalescence, Received Pronunciation
- /ˈæktʃuəl/
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Etymology
From Middle English actual, actuel (“active”), from Anglo-Norman actuel, actual, and its source Late Latin actuālis (“active, practical”), from Latin actus (“act, action, performance”), from agere (“to do; to act”) + -alis (“-al”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti, from the root *h₂eǵ-. By surface analysis, act + -u- + -al.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) relating to a person's acts or deeds; active, practical
Apparently, the holy Doctor was referring to actual, rather than original, sin; yet the basis of his argument for Mary's holiness, the divine maternity, would logically lead to the conclusion that she was free from original sin also.
1946, The American Ecclesiastical Review, volume 114:In this slumbry agitation, besides her walking, and other actuall performances, what (at any time) haue you heard her say?
c. 1606 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Macbeth”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene i]:Let your holy and pious intention be actual; that is […] by a special prayer or action, […] given to God.
1650, Jeremy Taylor, The Rule and Exercises of Holy Living:
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(not-comparable) Existing in reality, not just potentially; really acted or acting; occurring in fact.
The actual government expenses dramatically exceed the budget.
They also exposed the blatant discrepancy between the west's professed values and actual foreign policies.
2013 June 7, Gary Younge, “Hypocrisy lies at heart of Manning prosecution”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 188, number 26, page 18:the actual cost of goods; the actual case under discussion
The original family who had begun to build a palace to rival Nonesuch had died out before they had put up little more than the gateway, so that the actual structure which had come down to posterity retained the secret magic of a promise rather than the overpowering splendour of a great architectural achievement.
1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 1, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC:
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(not-comparable, qualifier:now rare or non-native speakers' English) in action at the time being; now existing; current.
If this be your actual situation, compared to the situation to which you were called, as it were by the voice of God and man, I cannot find it in my heart to congratulate you on the choice you have made, or the success which has attended your endeavours.
1790, Edmund Burke, Reflections on the revolution in France:To my actual feelings it seems incredible that I could ever believe that I believed in Transubstantiation!
c. 1793, Edward Gibbon, Memoirs of My Life, Penguin, published 1990, page 85:
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(not-comparable) Used as intensifier to emphasise a following noun; exact, specific, very.
[H]ow the neurons are organised in these lobes and ganglia remains obscure. Yet this is the level of organisation that does the actual thinking—and is, presumably, the seat of consciousness.
2013 August 3, “The machine of a new soul”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8847:
Antonyms
speculative · conceivable · nominal · estimated · virtual · hypothetical · theoretical · possible · potential
Coordinates
Deriveds
actualism · actual cash value · nonactual · actual argument · actual cost · actualistic · actualization · unactual · actuality · actual sin · actually · actual parameter · actualize · actual occasions · actual flying time · actualist · actual malice · actual bodily harm · actualness · actual neurosis
Relateds
Synonyms
positive · real · present · effective
Translations (150)
hu valóságos (existing in act or reality, not just potentially) · mi tinana (existing in act or reality, not just potentially) · be факты́чны (factual, real, not just apparent or even false) · de gegenwärtig (in action at the time being) · nl effectief (existing in act or reality, not just potentially) · pt actual (in action at the time being) · fi todellinen (existing in act or reality, not just potentially) · eo kuranta (in action at the time being) · tr şimdiki (in action at the time being) · ha ainihin (existing in act or reality, not just potentially) · bn আসল (existing in act or reality, not just potentially) · hu valódi (factual, real, not just apparent or even false) · sv reell (existing in act or reality, not just potentially) · nl huidig (in action at the time being) · nl actueel (in action at the time being) · hu jelenlegi (in action at the time being) · nl reëel (factual, real, not just apparent or even false) · uk ді́йсний (existing in act or reality, not just potentially) · bg реа́лен (factual, real, not just apparent or even false) · it esistente (in action at the time being) · ka ნამდვილი (existing in act or reality, not just potentially) · ru настоя́щий (factual, real, not just apparent or even false) · tr esas (emphasise a noun) · it attuale (in action at the time being) · ar رَاهِن (in action at the time being) · pt real (existing in act or reality, not just potentially) · uk пото́чний (in action at the time being) · bg актуа́лен (in action at the time being) · ru факти́ческий (factual, real, not just apparent or even false) · ru и́стинный (factual, real, not just apparent or even false) · uk факти́чний (in action at the time being) · ar حَقِيقِيّ (existing in act or reality, not just potentially) · hu igazi (factual, real, not just apparent or even false) · vi thật (existing in act or reality, not just potentially) · ru по́длинный (factual, real, not just apparent or even false) · ia real (existing in act or reality, not just potentially) · ia actual (in action at the time being) · hi सत्य (factual, real, not just apparent or even false) · bn খোদ (existing in act or reality, not just potentially) · eo aktuala (in action at the time being) · it effettivo (existing in act or reality, not just potentially) · no faktisk (existing in act or reality, not just potentially) · hu fennálló (existing in act or reality, not just potentially) · nl reëel (existing in act or reality, not just potentially) · bg сегашен (in action at the time being) · ca real (existing in act or reality, not just potentially) · yi פֿאַקטיש (existing in act or reality, not just potentially) · uk спра́вжній (factual, real, not just apparent or even false) · ar حَاضِر (in action at the time being) · hu valóságos (factual, real, not just apparent or even false) · el πραγματικός (existing in act or reality, not just potentially) · sv faktisk (existing in act or reality, not just potentially) · no reell (existing in act or reality, not just potentially) · sv aktuell (in action at the time being) · tr hakiki (factual, real, not just apparent or even false) · de konkret (existing in act or reality, not just potentially) · vi thực tế (existing in act or reality, not just potentially) · yi פֿאַקטיש (factual, real, not just apparent or even false) · gd cinnteach (factual, real, not just apparent or even false) · it reale (existing in act or reality, not just potentially) · eo reala (existing in act or reality, not just potentially) · vi hiện tại (in action at the time being) · ca real (in action at the time being) · fi ajankohtainen (in action at the time being) · uk актуа́льний (in action at the time being) · ja 現実の (existing in act or reality, not just potentially) · fi tosiasiallinen (existing in act or reality, not just potentially) · de tatsächlich (existing in act or reality, not just potentially) · am እውነተኛ (factual, real, not just apparent or even false) · pl właściwy (factual, real, not just apparent or even false) · nl echt (factual, real, not just apparent or even false) · tr gerçek (existing in act or reality, not just potentially) · ja 実際の (existing in act or reality, not just potentially) · ar وَاقِعِيّ (existing in act or reality, not just potentially) · mi tinana (factual, real, not just apparent or even false) · it concreto (factual, real, not just apparent or even false) · eo fakta (factual, real, not just apparent or even false) · ota كرچك (existing in act or reality, not just potentially) · cmn 現實的 /现实的 (in action at the time being) · ia ver (existing in act or reality, not just potentially) · vi có thật (existing in act or reality, not just potentially) · nl daadwerkelijk (existing in act or reality, not just potentially) · vi đúng thời (in action at the time being) · ru действи́тельный (in action at the time being) · la vērus (factual, real, not just apparent or even false) · ru настоя́щий (in action at the time being) · tr asıl (emphasise a noun) · fi nykyinen (in action at the time being) · fr réel (existing in act or reality, not just potentially) · it presente (emphasise a noun) · eo nuna (in action at the time being) · pl prawdziwy (factual, real, not just apparent or even false) · yi רעאַל (existing in act or reality, not just potentially) · ia existente (in action at the time being) · sv befintlig (in action at the time being) · no virkelig (existing in act or reality, not just potentially) · bn বাস্তব (existing in act or reality, not just potentially) · ar فِعْلِيّ (existing in act or reality, not just potentially) · pt em si (emphasise a noun) · nl werkelijk (factual, real, not just apparent or even false) · gd cinnteach (existing in act or reality, not just potentially) · cs skutečný (existing in act or reality, not just potentially) · hu tényleges (factual, real, not just apparent or even false) · vi thật sự (existing in act or reality, not just potentially) · enm actual (in action at the time being) · ru ны́нешний (in action at the time being) · uk факти́чний (factual, real, not just apparent or even false) · bg действи́телен (emphasise a noun) · hu aktuális (in action at the time being) · nl werkelijk (existing in act or reality, not just potentially) · nl eigenlijk (emphasise a noun) · ia effective (existing in act or reality, not just potentially) · eo efektiva (in action at the time being) · ru теку́щий (in action at the time being) · nl feitelijk (emphasise a noun) · ru действи́тельный (existing in act or reality, not just potentially) · it corrente (in action at the time being) · uk спра́вжній (existing in act or reality, not just potentially) · pt real (in action at the time being) · fi tämänhetkinen (in action at the time being) · tr güncel (in action at the time being) · es actual (in action at the time being) · cmn 實際的 /实际的 (existing in act or reality, not just potentially) · enm actual (existing in act or reality, not just potentially) · yi באמתדיק (factual, real, not just apparent or even false) · hi वास्तविक (existing in act or reality, not just potentially) · de aktuell (in action at the time being) · bg действи́телен (existing in act or reality, not just potentially) · ia real (in action at the time being) · sv rådande (in action at the time being) · vi hiện nay (in action at the time being) · vi hiện thời (in action at the time being) · ka მიმდინარე (in action at the time being) · sv verklig (existing in act or reality, not just potentially) · de tatsächlich (emphasise a noun) · ka ფაქტობრივი (factual, real, not just apparent or even false) · fi suoranainen (emphasise a noun) · fi todellinen (factual, real, not just apparent or even false) · hu tényleges (existing in act or reality, not just potentially) · fr effectif (existing in act or reality, not just potentially) · tr aktüel (in action at the time being) · bg реа́лен (existing in act or reality, not just potentially) · pl aktualny (in action at the time being) · enm actual (factual, real, not just apparent or even false) · eo vera (factual, real, not just apparent or even false) · ru настоя́щий (existing in act or reality, not just potentially) · uk ді́йсний (in action at the time being) · ru настоя́щий (emphasise a noun) · pt efectivo (existing in act or reality, not just potentially) · ru реа́льный (existing in act or reality, not just potentially)