actual
/ˈaktʃʊəl/
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ac - tual -> actual
တကယ့်။ အမှန်တကယ်။ What were his actual words? ❍ The actual cost was much higher than we had expected. ❍ The preparations for a wedding take weeks though the actual ceremony lasts less than an hour. ❍ He looks younger than his wife, but in actual fact he is several years older.
❏ your actual [IDM ] (infml ) တကယ့်။ အစစ်။ This ring wasn't cheap, you know. It's your actual silver.
❏ actually /'æktʃuǝli / adv
၁။ အကယ်စင်စစ်။ တကယ်။ The people who actually did the work were not mentioned. ❍ What did he actually say? ❍ Actually, I'm busy at the moment—can I phone you back?
၂။ တကယ်။ တကယ့်ကို။ He actually expected me to pay for his ticket. ❍ She not only entered the competition—she actually won it!
- The actual number of people killed is not yet known.
- We don’t know her actual date of birth.
- How does your department’s actual performance compare with your plan and budget?
- The actual situation was quite different.
- The play is based on actual events.
- Do you have any actual experience of catering work?
- All I have to do now is write the actual letter.
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