actual

B2Frequent NGSL-2

UK /ˈæktʃuəl/US /ˈæktʃuəl/

Meaning

adjective

used to emphasize something that is real or exists in fact

“James looks younger than his wife but in actual fact (= really) he is five years older.”

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“of the actual objects that are all around it.”

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of the actual objects that are all around it.

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