real

phonetic symbol: / ríl / 

real - English Dictionary

[ noun ]
■ an old small silver Spanish coin

[ noun ]
■ the basic unit of money in Brazil
■ equal to 100 centavos

[ noun ]
■ any rational or irrational number
real number

[ adjective satellite ]
■ capable of being treated as fact
e.g.)
・his brief time as Prime Minister brought few real benefits to the poor
tangible

[ adjective ]
■ having substance or capable of being treated as fact
■ not imaginary
material , substantial

[ adjective ]
■ being or occurring in fact or actuality
■ having verified existence
■ not illusory
e.g.)
・real objects
・real people; not ghosts
・a film based on real life
・a real illness
・real humility
・Life is real! Life is earnest!
existent

[ adjective ]
■ no less than what is stated
■ worthy of the name
e.g.)
・the real reason
・real war
・a real friend
・a real woman
・meat and potatoes--I call that a real meal
・it's time he had a real job
・it's no penny-ante job--he's making real money

[ adjective ]
■ of, relating to, or representing an amount that is corrected for inflation
e.g.)
・real prices
・real income
・real wages

[ adjective satellite ]
■ coinciding with reality
veridical

[ adjective satellite ]
■ not to be taken lightly
e.g.)
・statistics demonstrate that poverty and unemployment are very real problems
・to the man sleeping regularly in doorways homelessness is real

[ adjective satellite ]
■ (of property) fixed or immovable
e.g.)
・real property consists of land and buildings

[ adjective satellite ]
■ being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something
actual , genuine , literal

[ adverb ]
■ used as intensifiers
■ `real' is sometimes used informally for `really'
■ `rattling' is informal
e.g.)
・a really enjoyable evening
・I'm real sorry about it
rattling , really , very

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