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Từ điển American Heritage Dictionary 4th
real
 I. re·al1 (rēʹəl, rēl)adj.
1.
a. Being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verifiable existence:
real objects; a real illness.
b. True and actual; not imaginary, alleged, or ideal:
real people, not ghosts; a film based on real life.
c. Of or founded on practical matters and concerns:
a recent graduate experiencing the real world for the first time.
2. Genuine and authentic; not artificial or spurious:
real mink; real humility.
3. Being no less than what is stated; worthy of the name:
a real friend.
4. Free of pretense, falsehood, or affectation:
tourists hoping for a real experience on the guided tour.
5. Not to be taken lightly; serious:
in real trouble.
6. Philosophy. Existing objectively in the world regardless of subjectivity or conventions of thought or language.
7. Relating to, being, or having value reckoned by actual purchasing power:
real income; real growth.
8. Physics. Of, relating to, or being an image formed by light rays that converge in space.
9. Mathematics. Of, relating to, or being a real number.
10. Law. Of or relating to stationary or fixed property, such as buildings or land.adv. Informal
Very:
I'm real sorry about that.n.
1. A thing or whole having actual existence. Often used with the:
theories beyond the realm of the real.
2. Mathematics. A real number.Idiom:for real Slang
Truly so in fact or actuality: “Is this place for real? A wolf in a... leisure suit and a cow in a print dress wait patiently on the couch in the lobby” (Teresa Carson). [Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin reālis, from Latin rēs, thing. See rē- in Indo-European Roots.] realʹness n.
Synonyms: real1, actual, true, existent
These adjectives mean not being imaginary but having verifiable existence. Real implies authenticity, genuineness, or factuality: Don't lose the bracelet; it's made of real gold. She showed real sympathy for my predicament. Actual means existing and not merely potential or possible: “rocks, trees... the actual world” (Henry David Thoreau). True implies consistency with fact, reality, or actuality: “It is undesirable to believe a proposition when there is no ground whatever for supposing it true” (Bertrand Russell). Existent applies to what has life or being: Much of the beluga caviar existent in the world is found near the Caspian Sea. See also synonyms at authentic II. re·al2 (rā-älʹ)n. pl. re·als or re·al·es (-äʹlĕs)
A silver coin formerly used in Spain and Latin America. [Spanish, royal, real, from Latin rēgālis, royal, from rēx, rēg-, king. See reg- in Indo-European Roots.] III. re·al3 (rā-älʹ)n. pl. re·ais (-īshʹ)
1. A monetary unit formerly used in Portugal.
2. See table at currency. [Portuguese, royal, real, from Latin rēgālis, royal. See real2.]
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