Definition: presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible
Usage: the predicted temperature and the actual temperature were markedly different; actual and imagined conditions
Main entry: actual
Definition: being or existing at the present moment
Usage: the ship's actual position is 22 miles due south of Key West
Main entry: actual
Definition: taking place in reality; not pretended or imitated
Usage: we saw the actual wedding on television; filmed the actual beating
Definition: existing in act or fact
Usage: rocks and trees...the actual world; actual heroism; the actual things that produced the emotion you experienced
Main entry: genuine, literal, actual, real
Definition: being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something
Usage: her actual motive; a literal solitude like a desert- G.K.Chesterton; a genuine dilemma