Real

German Meaning

English Meaning

1. Being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verifiable existence: real objects; a real illness.
2. True and actual; not imaginary, alleged, or ideal: real people, not ghosts; a film based on real life.
3. Of or founded on practical matters and concerns: a recent graduate experiencing the real world for the first time.
4. Genuine and authentic; not artificial or spurious: real mink; real humility.
5. Being no less than what is stated; worthy of the name: a real friend.
6. Free of pretense, falsehood, or affectation: tourists hoping for a real experience on the guided tour.
7. Not to be taken lightly; serious: in real trouble.
8. Philosophy Existing objectively in the world regardless of subjectivity or conventions of thought or language.
9. Relating to, being, or having value reckoned by actual purchasing power: real income; real growth.
10. Physics Of, relating to, or being an image formed by light rays that converge in space.
11. Mathematics Of, relating to, or being a real number.
12. Law Of or relating to stationary or fixed property, such as buildings or land.
13. Informal Very: I'm real sorry about that.
14. A thing or whole having actual existence. Often used with the: theories beyond the realm of the real.
15. Mathematics A real number.
16. 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).
17. A silver coin formerly used in Spain and Latin America.
18. A monetary unit formerly used in Portugal.
19. See Table at currency.