actual /ˈækʃuəl/adjective 4noun 4forms 1 adjective4 •real, and not only possible or imaginedthe actual cost of goods; the actual case under discussionThe actual government expenses dramatically exceed the budget. •Used as intensifier to emphasise a following noun; exact, specific, very.[H]ow the neurons are organised in these lobes and ganglia remains obscure. Yet this is the level of organisation that does the actual thinking—and is, presumably, the seat of consciousness. — 2013 •in action at the time being; now existing; current.To my actual feelings it seems incredible that I could ever believe that I believed in Transubstantiation! — 1793 •relating to a person's acts or deeds; active, practicalIn this slumbry agitation, besides her walking, and other actuall performances, what (at any time) haue you heard her say? — 1606 noun4 •an actual, real one. •something actually received; real receipts, as distinct from estimated ones. •a radio callsign modifier that specifies the commanding officer of the unit or asset denoted by the remainder of the callsign and not the officer's assistant or other designee.Bravo Six Actual, this is Charlie One. Come in, over. •Reality, usually with the definite article.There was that desolate air about the chamber which is peculiar to an ill-furnished London room: cities need luxuries, were it only to conceal the actual. — 1837 formsactuals
