actual

Meaning

Adj

1. relating to a person's acts or deeds; active, practical
2. Existing in reality, not just potentially; really acted or acting; occurring in fact.
3. in action at the time being; now existing; current.
4. Used as intensifier to emphasise a following noun; exact, specific, very.

Noun

1. an actual, real one; notably:
2. an actual, real one; notably:
3. Reality, usually with the definite article.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈæk(t)ʃ(u)əl/

Etymology

From Middle English actual, actuel (“active”), from Anglo-Norman actuel, actual, and its source Late Latin actuālis (“active, practical”), from Latin actus (“act, action, performance”), from agere (“to do; to act”) + -alis (“-al”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti, from the root *h₂eǵ-.

Sentences

It is important to note that no testing was done on actual flooring .