actual

[ˈæktʃuəl]

Definition:
1. Something that is real or exists in fact.
2. Of the nature of fact.
3. Taking place in reality; not pretended or imitated.

Use 'actual' in a sentence:

1. First we need to identify actual and potential problems.
2. The committee has no actual competence in criminal matters.
3. The actual site of a city is determined by the natural lie of the land.
4. We can mock up a model of the actual stage for the company to practise on.
5. What she said is the actual situation.
6. The actual cost was much higher than we had expected.
7. The actual cost was higher than we expected.
8. The industrial injuries scheme takes into account the actual disability and whether it handicaps a person in working.
9. Human curiosity demands that we know actual age in years.
10. I thought the work would be difficult. In actual fact, it's very easy.
11. The problem, Schweitzer says, is the actual trades were not profitable.
12. I'm not joking. Those were his actual words.
13. Our efforts are beginning to have an actual effect.
14. For some people, reading travel books is a surrogate for actual travel.
15. The actual run begins at 9 am but the runners start arriving at about 8:45.
16. He apologized as soon as he realized what he had done. In actual fact he wrote a nice little note to me.
17. I'll have to chase up the actual words of the speech that I was reporting.
18. The actual nest is a work of art.
19. They didn't even report the actual test scores in the final paper.
20. James looks younger than his wife but in actual fact (= really) he is five years older.
21. The article was discussed by us all, but Comrade Wang did the actual writing.
22. It is necessary to provide specific praise about actual actions performed and efforts made in the process.
23. Despite the success of the experiment, the actual results are worrisome, and mostly confirm earlier studies.
24. Interest is only charged on the actual amount borrowed.
25. As for the actual function of blushing, researchers are still trying to find that one out.
26. She had compiled pages of notes, but she had not yet got down to doing the actual writing.
27. My calculation is based on notional figures, since the actual figures are not yet available.
28. The actual cause of this quake is still unknown.
29. Check the actual construction of the chair by looking underneath.
30. Where was the actual entrance?
31. He apologised as soon as he realised what he had done. In actual fact he wrote a nice little note to me.
32. The actual measurement is two orders of magnitude greater than we expected.
33. The segments are filmed using either local actors or the actual people involved.
34. Surgery often demands actual physical strength, as well as the possession of a strong stomach.
35. The actual estimate for extra staff and consequential costs such as accommodation was an annual £ 9.18m.
36. He pleaded guilty to causing actual bodily harm.
37. A different interpretation is possible when the actual amount of information acquired by the user is taken into account.
38. You really get a much better skillset by wrestling with actual existing sites.
39. The exercises in this chapter can guide you, but it will be up to you to do the actual work.
40. The play is based upon an actual event.
41. The actual action of the drug can be prolonged significantly.
42. I can not give the actual figures.
43. For all uses except the domestic demand of the poor, governments should price water to reflect its actual value.
44. It calls for actual deeds and not flowery language.
45. Any resemblance to actual persons, places, or events is purely coincidental.
46. Any resemblance to actual persons, places or events is purely coincidental.
47. In the absence of actual data no reliance can be placed on such figures.
48. Officials admit the actual number of AIDS victims is much higher than statistics reflect.
49. The programme starts at 8.00 but the actual film doesn't start until 8.30.
50. Birthplace data are only the crudest indicator of actual migration paths.
51. They made some claims about these calls qualifying as an actual language, with its own primitive grammar.
52. According to some experts, comprehension of another person's speech involves more than the actual words.
53. All actual objects are concrete.
54. The wedding preparations take weeks but the actual ceremony takes less than an hour.
55. At that time, complete emancipation of women had not worked out in actual practice.
56. She had compiled pages of notes, but she had not yet gotten down to doing the actual writing.
57. They didn't really articulate any position regarding the actual business plan.
58. I need the actual figures, not an estimate.
59. I know Germany won, but I can't tell you the actual score.
60. We learned by actual experience that practice makes perfect.
61. How did they keep this short calendar in step with the actual flooding of the Nile?
62. James looks younger than his wife but in actual fact he is five years older.
63. What were his actual words?
64. There's a huge disconnect between the way we currently train scientists and the actual employment opportunities available for them.
65. It's not like there is an actual deadline to date or anything.
66. This is only a crude approximation of the actual conditions in the area.
67. The actual damage to the brain cells is secondary to the damage caused to the blood supply.
68. The actual cause awaits further investigation.
69. The actual demands set out in the document are small beer indeed.