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- Definition
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- real :being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
- real objects|real people; not ghosts|a film based on real life|a real illness|real humility|Life is real! Life is earnest!
- real :used as intensifiers; `real' is sometimes used informally for `really'; `rattling' is informal
- she was very gifted|he played very well|a really enjoyable evening|I'm real sorry about it|a rattling good yarn
- real :no less than what is stated; worthy of the name
- 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
- real :not to be taken lightly
- statistics demonstrate that poverty and unemployment are very real problems|to the man sleeping regularly in doorways homelessness is real
- real :capable of being treated as fact
- tangible evidence|his brief time as Prime Minister brought few real benefits to the poor
- real :being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something
- her actual motive|a literal solitude like a desert|a genuine dilemma
- real :of, relating to, or representing an amount that is corrected for inflation
- real prices|real income|real wages
- real :having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary
- the substantial world|a mere dream, neither substantial nor practical|The wind was violent and felt substantial enough to lean against