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   Re·al

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   adjective

   • 1. actually existing as a thing or occurring in fact; not imagined or supposed: "Julius Caesar was a real person" Similar actualexistentnonfictionalnonfictitiousfactualhistoricalmaterialphysicaltangibleconcretepalpablecorporealsubstantialrare:unimaginaryveridicalOpposite unrealimaginary
   • ▪ used to emphasize the significance or seriousness of a situation or circumstance: "there is a real danger of civil war"
   • ▪ relating to something as it is, not merely as it may be described or distinguished: "Locke's distinction between the real and nominal essence of substances"
   • 2. (of a substance or thing) not imitation or artificial; genuine: "the earring was presumably real gold" Similar genuineauthenticbona fideinformal:honest-to-goodnessyour actualkosherpukkasinceregenuinetrueunfeignedunpretendedheartfeltfrom the heartunaffectedearnestwholeheartedferventhonesttruthfulOpposite imitationfakefalse
   • ▪ true or actual: "his real name is James" Similar trueactual
   • ▪ (of a person or thing) rightly so called; proper: "he's my idea of a real man" Similar propertruerightly so calledinformal:regulararchaic:very
   • 3. complete; utter (used for emphasis): informal "the tour turned out to be a real disaster" Similar completeutterthoroughabsolutetotalprizeperfectveritableinformal:rightproperfairarchaic:arrant
   • 4. adjusted for changes in the value of money; assessed by purchasing power: "real incomes had fallen by 30 percent"
   • 5. (of a number or quantity) having no imaginary part.
   • 6. (of an image) of a kind in which the light that forms it actually passes through it; not virtual.
   • 7. of fixed property (i.e., land and buildings), as distinct from personal property: "he lost nearly all of his real holdings"

   adverb

   • 1. really; very: informal North American "my head hurts real bad"

   Word Origin late Middle English (as a legal term meaning ‘relating to things, especially real property’): from Anglo-Norman French, from late Latin realis, from Latin res ‘thing’.

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   • Real, actual, true in general use describe objects, persons, experiences, etc., that are what they are said or purport to be. That which is described as real is genuine as opposed to counterfeit, false, or merely supposed: a real emerald; real leather binding; My real ambition is to be a dentist.

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   What does get real mean?

   • get real! (informal) used to tell somebody that they are behaving in a stupid or unreasonable way (informal) to act in an honest and natural way the person who really controls an organization, a country, etc. in contrast to the person who is legally in charge His assistant was thought to be the real power behind the throne.

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   How do you use real in a sentence?

   • You can use real to describe something that is the true or original thing of its kind, in contrast to one that someone wants you to believe is true. This was the real reason for her call. Her real name had been Miriam Pinckus. You can use real to describe something that is the most important or typical part of a thing.

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   What is the difference between real and informal?

   • The adjective real meaning “true, actual, genuine, etc.,” is standard in all types of speech and writing: Their real reasons for objecting became clear in the discussion. The informal adjective sense “absolute, complete” is also limited to speech or representations of speech: These interruptions are a real bother. for real,Informal.

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   emphasizing or expressing things as perceived without distortion of personal feelings, insertion of fictional matter, or interpretation. historical. having once lived or existed or taken place in the real world as distinct from being legendary. objectivist, objectivistic, realistic.

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   REAL definition: 1. existing in fact and not imaginary: 2. the value of earnings, etc. after the effect of rising…. Learn more.

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