real

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈriːl/, /ˈrɪəl/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈriəl, ril/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(rē′əl, rēl; Currency rā äl′, Sp. re äl′, Port. re äl′)


Inflections of 'real' (n):
reals
npl (For the Spanish coin only)
reales
npl (For the Spanish coin only)

Collocations for "real"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "real" in context.

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real

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
adj
  1. is the real [deal, thing, McCoy]
  2. is a real [apple, lion, person]
  3. based on real [events, life, people]
  4. is [that] real?
  5. happened in real time
  6. real estate [agent, company]
  7. (out) in the real world
  8. come back to the real world please
  9. his real name is
  10. [bet, win, earn] real money (online)
  11. the real problem (here) is
  12. [find out, give] the real reason [for, behind]
  13. give me a real [offer, suggestion]
  14. the dream [was, seemed] so real!
  15. [felt, seemed, was] very real to me
  16. (trying to) keep it real
  17. slang: get real!
  18. it is a real [mystery, conundrum, problem]
  19. your [room, hair, writing] is a real mess!
  20. that was a real nice [job, shot, gesture]
n
  1. currency: the Brazilian real
  2. [pay, invoice, credit] in reals
  3. exchange reals for [dollars, euros]
  4. the real has [strengthened, weakened, recovered, stabilized]
  5. the real and the [imaginary, imagined, unreal, fake]
  6. the [world, land] of the real
adv
  1. you did real good
additional examples
  1. currency: the Brazilian real
  2. is the real [deal, thing, McCoy]
  3. [pay, invoice, credit] in reals
  4. is a real [apple, lion, person]
  5. exchange reals for [dollars, euros]
  6. based on real [events, life, people]
  7. the real has [strengthened, weakened, recovered, stabilized]
  8. is [that] real?
  9. the real and the [imaginary, imagined, unreal, fake]
  10. happened in real time
  11. the [world, land] of the real
  12. real estate [agent, company]
  13. (out) in the real world
  14. [need, get] real-world experience
  15. come back to the real world please
  16. his real name is
  17. [bet, win, earn] real money (online)
  18. the real problem (here) is
  19. [find out, give] the real reason [for, behind]
  20. give me a real [offer, suggestion]
  21. the dream [was, seemed] so real!
  22. [felt, seemed, was] very real to me
  23. (trying to) keep it real
  24. slang: get real!
  25. it is a real [mystery, conundrum, problem]
  26. your [room, hair, writing] is a real mess!
  27. that was a real nice [job, shot, gesture]
  28. you did real good
  29. real-life [portrayals, situations, experiences]
'real' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
SOB - actually - agency - agent - anguish - animal - ass - asset - babe - badass - bargain - base - beast - beating - beauty - beef - bind - bitch - bleeding - blockbuster - board - boat - booster - bravery - builder - bummer - buy - carry - catch - challenge - chance - charity - chop - chore - classy - clever - close - coaster - comer - commercial - condition - constraint - context - coverage - coward - crowd - dad - daddy - demon - demonstration

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