actual['aktʃʊəl,-tjʊəl]
adjective
1existing in fact; real.
2existing now; current.
Derivatives
actualizationoractualisationnoun
actualizeoractualiseverb
Origin
ME: from OFr.actuel'active, practical', from late L.actualis, fromactus(see act).
ThesaurusactualadjectiveREAL, true, genuine, authentic, verified, attested, confirmed, definite, hard, plain, veritable; existing, existent, manifest, substantial, factual, de facto, bona fide;informalreal live.
Oppositesnotional.