verklig — meaning in English

English meaning

• actual adj Existing in reality; real, not just imagined or planned.
• positive adj Optimistic, constructive, or good in effect.
• real adj Actually existing or happening, rather than imagined, fictional, or invented.

Senses

verklig is used for these senses in English:

• actual Existing in reality, not just potentially; really acted or acting; occurring in fact. [from 14th c.]
• positive (chiefly, philosophy) Actual, real, concrete, not theoretical or speculative.
• real True, genuine, not merely nominal or apparent.
• real Genuine, not artificial, counterfeit, or fake.
• real That has objective, physical existence.
• real Absolute, complete, utter.

actual — full definition

1. adj Existing in reality; real, not just imagined or planned.
2. adj Used to emphasize the specific thing being referred to.

positive — full definition

1. adj Optimistic, constructive, or good in effect.
2. adj Certain or confident about something.
3. adj Greater than zero, in mathematics.
4. adj Showing the presence of a substance or condition being tested for, as in a medical test.
5. noun A favorable point or characteristic.

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