adjective<\/p>\n
1 actually existing as a thing or occurring in fact; not imagined or supposed : Julius Caesar was a real person | a story drawing on real events | her many illnesses, real and imaginary.<\/i><\/p>\n
\u2022 used to emphasize the significance or seriousness of a situation or circumstance : there is a real danger of civil war | the competitive threat from overseas is very real.<\/i><\/p>\n
\u2022 Philosophy relating to something as it is, not merely as it may be described or distinguished.<\/p>\n
2 (of a substance or thing) not imitation or artificial; genuine : the earring was presumably real gold.<\/i><\/p>\n
\u2022 true or actual : his real name is James | this isn’t my real reason for coming.<\/i><\/p>\n
\u2022 [ attrib. ] (of a person or thing) rightly so called; proper : he’s my idea of a real man | Jamie is my only real friend.<\/i><\/p>\n
3 [ attrib. ] informal complete; utter (used for emphasis) : the tour turned out to be a real disaster.<\/i><\/p>\n
4 [ attrib. ] adjusted for changes in the value of money; assessed by purchasing power : real incomes had fallen by 30 percent | an increase in real terms of 11.6 percent.<\/i><\/p>\n
5 Mathematics (of a number or quantity) having no imaginary part. See imaginary .<\/p>\n
6 Optics (of an image) of a kind in which the light that forms it actually passes through it; not virtual.<\/p>\n
adverb [as submodifier ] informal<\/p>\n
really; very : my head hurts real bad.<\/i><\/p>\n
PHRASES<\/p>\n
for real<\/b> informal used to assert that something is genuine or is actually the case : I’m not playing games\u2014this is for real!<\/i> \u2022 used in questions to express surprise or to question the truth or seriousness of what one has seen or heard : are these guys for real?<\/i><\/p>\n
get real!<\/b> informal used to convey that an idea or statement is foolish or overly idealistic : You want teens to have committed sexual relationships? Get real!<\/i><\/p>\n
real live<\/b> |\u02c8ri(\u0259)l \u02c8la\u026av| humorous used to emphasize the existence of something, esp. if it is surprising or unusual : a real live detective had been at the factory.<\/i><\/p>\n
real money<\/b> informal money in a large or significant amount.<\/p>\n
the real thing<\/b> informal a thing that is absolutely genuine or authentic : you’ve never been in love before, so how can you be sure this is the real thing?<\/i><\/p>\n
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