Dictionary entryCEFR B2adjective
actual
IPA pronunciation: /ˈæktʃuəl/
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фактический, настоящий
English definition
Real and not merely possible or imagined; existing in fact.
Example
The actual cost of the project was much higher than estimated.
Collocations
- actual cost
- actual situation
- actual fact
- actual experience
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