[Elamur Dictionary](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/real/) [dictionaries](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [English](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/) / [R](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/r/) / real # real adjective (real, more real); adverb (real — informal for «really») «real» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova. ## Everyday 1. Existing in fact, not imagined: «Dragons are not real.» [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/real/#m1) 2. True, not fake: «real gold». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/real/#m2) 3. Actual, true: «the real reason». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/real/#m3) 4. Used to make something stronger: «a real friend». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/real/#m4) 5. In maths, real numbers are all the numbers on the number line. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/real/#m5) 6. (casual, US) «Real» means very: «real good», «real quick». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/real/#m6) 7. (casual, slang) «For real?» asks are you serious; «keep it real» means be honest, be yourself; «get real» means be sensible, stop dreaming. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/real/#m7) 8. (rough) «A real pain» or «a real idiot» makes an insult stronger. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/real/#m8) 9. (formal) «Actual», «genuine», «authentic» and «tangible» are stiff words for real. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/real/#m9) 10. In a story, to be "Real" means to have become a true, living friend through being loved. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/real/#m10) ### In the lessons In stories and reading, pupils sort real from make-believe (fiction versus non-fiction). In everyday life and safety: online, people may not be who they say they are — not everything is real. In maths: real-life problems use real situations. In casual talk: «for real», «real quick». In the exam voice: «the actual cost», «a genuine article», «authentic». Phrases: for real, real life, the real thing, real-world, get real. ### Examples - Is that a real dinosaur bone? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/real/#x1) - Unicorns are not real. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/real/#x2) - This ring is made of real silver. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/real/#x3) - What is the real reason you're late? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/real/#x4) - She is a real friend. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/real/#x5) - Use maths to solve real-life problems. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/real/#x6) - The pictures online may not be real. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/real/#x7) - Is this for real? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/real/#x8) - brb real quick, getting 2 more chairs (casual) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/real/#x9) - Get real, you can't run 50 km in an hour. (rough) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/real/#x10) - You're a real pain, you know that? (rough) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/real/#x11) - Determine the actual expenditure, given that the advertised price of 20 dollars is reduced by 5. (formal exam) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/real/#x12) - "I am Real!" said the little Rabbit. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/real/#x13) ### Note «Real» sounds like «reel» (a spool for thread or fishing line) — homophones. Adverb is «really». Saying «real good» is informal; in writing use «really good». Formal «actual» = real; «the actual cost» is the cost after any change. Trap: «real» and «get real» do not change a number. Safety: a «real» photo or message online may be fake. ## In Jewish tradition In stories and reading, pupils sort real from make-believe (fiction versus non-fiction). In everyday life and safety: online, people may not be who they say they are — not everything is real. In maths: real-life problems use real situations. In casual talk: «for real», «real quick». In the exam voice: «the actual cost», «a genuine article», «authentic». Phrases: for real, real life, the real thing, real-world, get real. ### Examples - D., remarked very truly in his German preface to the book "Yezirah," published in Leipzig, 1830: "This book is for two reasons highly important: in the first place, that the real Cabala, or mystical (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/real/#x1) ### Note «Real» sounds like «reel» (a spool for thread or fishing line) — homophones. Adverb is «really». Saying «real good» is informal; in writing use «really good». Formal «actual» = real; «the actual cost» is the cost after any change. Trap: «real» and «get real» do not change a number. Safety: a «real» photo or message online may be fake. ## On Mova - [Trees and pragmatics of «real» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/real/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames. - [«real» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/real.html) on Mova free. - [Trees and pragmatics of «real» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/real/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames. - [«real» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/real.html) on Mova free.