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.