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   real

   /rɪəl/

   adjective

   • 1. actually existing as a thing or occurring in fact; not imagined or supposed: "Julius Caesar was a real person" Similar actualexistentnon-fictionalnon-fictitiousfactualhistoricalmaterialphysicaltangibleconcretepalpablecorporealsubstantialrare:unimaginaryveridicalOpposite unrealimaginary
   • ▪ used to emphasize the significance or seriousness of a situation: "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 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
   • ▪ 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 per cent"
   • 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.

   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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   What is a real person?

   • 1. a. Being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verifiable existence: real objects; a real illness. b. True and actual; not imaginary, alleged, or ideal: real people, not ghosts; a film based on real life. c. Of or founded on practical matters and concerns: a recent graduate experiencing the real world for the first time. 2.

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   What is a real adjective?

   • Definition of real adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary actually existing or happening and not imagined or pretended All the characters are based on real people. It wasn't a ghost; it was a real person. In the movies guns kill people instantly, but it's not like that in real life.

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   What does real mean?

   • 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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   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 a real adverb?

   • USAGE The intensifying adverb real, meaning “very,” is informal and limited to speech or to written representations of speech: He drives a real beat-up old car. 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.

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     REAL translate: حَقيقي, حَقيقي, حَقيقي, حَقيقي, حَقيقي....

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     REAL translate: benar-benar, tulen, sebenar, sebenar,...

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   Definitions of real. adjective. being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory. “ real objects” “ real people” “a film based on real life” “a real illness” “ real humility” “"Life is real! Life is earnest!"- Longfellow” synonyms: existent. concrete.

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