actual

relating to a person's acts or deeds; active, practicalnot-comparable

• In this slumbry agitation, besides her walking, and other actuall performances, what (at any time) haue you heard her say?
• Let your holy and pious intention be actual; that is […] by a special prayer or action, […] given to God.

Existing in reality, not just potentially; really acted or acting; occurring in fact.not-comparable

• the actual cost of goods; the actual case under discussion
• The actual government expenses dramatically exceed the budget.

Physical rather than virtual.not-comparable

• Unlike the other phishing attacks discussed earlier, these attacks reach you via your actual mailbox.

in action at the time being; now existing; current.not-comparable

• To my actual feelings it seems incredible that I could ever believe that I believed in Transubstantiation!

Used as intensifier to emphasise a following noun; exact, specific, very.not-comparable

• [H]ow the neurons are organised in these lobes and ganglia remains obscure. Yet this is the level of organisation that does the actual thinking—and is, presumably, the seat of consciousness.

an actual, real one; notably:; something actually received; real receipts, as distinct from estimated ones.countableuncountable

an actual, real one; notably:; a radio callsign modifier that specifies the commanding officer of the unit or asset denoted by the remainder of the callsign and not the officer's assistant or other designee.countableuncountable

• Bravo Six Actual, this is Charlie One. Come in, over.

Reality, usually with the definite article.uncountable

• There was that desolate air about the chamber which is peculiar to an ill-furnished London room: cities need luxuries, were it only to conceal the actual.