for real

Idioms  

1. Actually so, genuine, as in Are your plans to move away for real? [Slang; mid-1900s]

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Example Sentences

The 2026 Welsh Senedd election will make history with an increased 96-seat Parliament, 16 new constituencies each returning six members, a system of proportional representation and the potential for real political jeopardy.

From BBC

"With some luck, maybe one day results like ours can be used to justify why these satellite observations are needed for real or near-real time forecasting," Ruiz-Angulo said.

From Science Daily

“Our actions have consequences for real people.”

From The Wall Street Journal

“Things are not coming back as quickly as we would have hoped” in the Los Angeles areas, said Stuart Gabriel, director of the Ziman Center for Real Estate at the University of California, Los Angeles.

From The Wall Street Journal

How easily we become snobbish about ingredients that offer smart, flavorful solutions for real bodies and finite energy.

From Salon

Related Words

• actually
• in reality