real

Adjective

Adjective

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A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

Comparative

realer

Superlative

realest

Noun

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Plural

reals

Adjective

Adjective

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A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

1. 1.True, genuine, not merely nominal or apparent.

   • City hall has its place, but this pub is the real heart of the town.

2. 2.Genuine, not artificial, counterfeit, or fake.

   • An artificial kidney these days still means a refrigerator-sized dialysis machine. Such devices mimic the way real kidneys cleanse blood and eject impurities and surplus water as urine.

3. 3.Genuine, unfeigned, sincere.

   • The real problem is you don't even know we have a problem.
   • I've never seen a real cow.
   • I don't know her real name.

4. 4.Actually being, existing, or occurring; not fictitious or imaginary.

   • I waked, and found / Before mine eyes all real, as the dream / Had lively shadowed.

Adverb

Adverb

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A word that modifies a verb, adjective, another adverb, or a clause.

1. 1.Really; very.(colloquial)

   • When I told him the truth, he got real mad.
   • Se looked at me real strange.

Noun

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

1. 1.A commodity; see realty.

2. 2.One of the three genders that the common gender can be separated into in the Scandinavian languages.

3. 3.A real number.

Overall

Very common· #280

By learning goal

Everyday conversation

Common

General reading & writing

Very common

Academic

Uncommon

Literature

Uncommon

Word family

• re
• reality
• realize
• really