What part of speech is real?

Real can be categorized as an adjective and a noun.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. real is a noun, singular of reals / reis / reales.
  • 2. real is an adjective.

Inflections

Noun

Adjective

Adjective to adverb

  • Adjective
    Adverb
  • real
    really 
  • adjective: real
  • adverb: really 

What does real mean?

Definitions

Adjective

real - being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory; "real objects"; "real people; not ghosts"; "a film based on real life"; "a real illness"; "real humility"; "Life is real! Life is earnest!"- Longfellow
real - capable of being treated as fact; "tangible evidence"; "his brief time as Prime Minister brought few real benefits to the poor"
real - no less than what is stated; worthy of the name; "the real reason"; "real war"; "a real friend"; "a real woman"; "meat and potatoes--I call that a real meal"; "it's time he had a real job"; "it's no penny-ante job--he's making real money"
real - not to be taken lightly; "statistics demonstrate that poverty and unemployment are very real problems"; "to the man sleeping regularly in doorways homelessness is real"
real - of, relating to, or representing an amount that is corrected for inflation; "real prices"; "real income"; "real wages"
real - (of property) fixed or immovable; "real property consists of land and buildings"
real - having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary; "the substantial world"; "a mere dream, neither substantial nor practical"; "most ponderous and substantial things"- Shakespeare
real - being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something; "her actual motive"; "a literal solitude like a desert"- G.K.Chesterton; "a genuine dilemma"
real - coinciding with reality; "perceptual error...has a surprising resemblance to veridical perception"- F.A.Olafson

Adverb

real - really.

Noun

real - an old small silver Spanish coin
real - any rational or irrational number

Examples of real

#   Sentence  
1. adj. Real objects.
2. adj. Real people; not ghosts.
3. adj. A film based on real life.
4. adj. A real illness.
5. adj. Real humility.
6. adj. Life is real! Life is earnest!
7. adj. His brief time as Prime Minister brought few real benefits to the poor.
8. adj. The real reason.
9. adj. Real war.
10. adj. A real friend.
11. adj. A real woman.
12. adj. Meat and potatoes--I call that a real meal.
13. adj. It's time he had a real job.
14. adj. It's no penny-ante job--he's making real money.
15. adj. Statistics demonstrate that poverty and unemployment are very real problems.
16. noun Is this diamond real?
17. noun That old book is a real find.
18. noun Is this real?
19. noun We have to show them that it's for real.
20. noun I got to know her REAL well.
21. noun Is the Loch Ness monster real or is it just an elaborate hoax?
22. noun Battling Bowser for real will require all 120 stars.
23. noun The real is for me, but fiction.
24. noun Are you saying that for real?
25. noun Are you for real?
26. noun Tom's capacity to distinguish imagined from real was gone.
27. noun I'm going to bed for real.
28. noun Are these real?
29. noun Is that real?
30. noun Is this for real?
Sentence  
adj.
Real objects.
Real people; not ghosts.
A film based on real life.
A real illness.
Real humility.
Life is real! Life is earnest!
His brief time as Prime Minister brought few real benefits to the poor.
The real reason.
Real war.
A real friend.
A real woman.
Meat and potatoes--I call that a real meal.
It's time he had a real job.
It's no penny-ante job--he's making real money.
Statistics demonstrate that poverty and unemployment are very real problems.
noun
Is this diamond real?
That old book is a real find.
Is this real?
We have to show them that it's for real.
I got to know her REAL well.
Is the Loch Ness monster real or is it just an elaborate hoax?
Battling Bowser for real will require all 120 stars.
The real is for me, but fiction.
Are you saying that for real?
Are you for real?
Tom's capacity to distinguish imagined from real was gone.
I'm going to bed for real.
Are these real?
Is that real?
Is this for real?

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