real, way(adv.), real time, itsy-bitsy ( itty-bitty)

Really, times are tough, and we need all the business we can get. Although it is true that our hotels can be somewhat pricey, there are lots of discounts, and the airfare to New York is way, way cheaper than it is to Argentina.

itsy-bitsy

Pronunciation: /ɪtsɪˈbɪtsi/

(also itty-bitty /ɪtɪˈbɪti/)

Definition of itsy-bitsy

adjective

informal

• very small; tiny: itsy-bitsy candles that couldn’t light the path of an ant
   These itty-bitty computer processors are surprisingly powerful.

Origin:

1930s: from a child's form of little + bitsy (from bit¹ + -sy)

Definition of real

adjective

• 1actually existing as a thing or occurring in fact; not imagined or supposed:Julius Caesar was a real personher many illnesses, real and imaginary
•  used to emphasize the significance or seriousness of a situation:there is a real danger of civil warthe competitive threat from overseas is very real
•  Philosophy relating to something as it is, not merely as it may be described or distinguished:Locke’s distinction between the real and nominal essence of substances

• 2(of a thing) not imitation or artificial; genuine:the earring was presumably real gold
•  true or actual:his real name is Jamesthis isn’t my real reason for coming
•  [attributive] rightly so called; proper:he’s my idea of a real man

• 3 [attributive] informal complete; utter (used for emphasis):the tour turned out to be a real disaster

• 4 [attributive] adjusted for changes in the value of money; assessed by purchasing power:real incomes had fallen by 30 per centan increase in real terms of 11.6 per cent

• 5 Mathematics (of a number or quantity) having no imaginary part. See imaginary.

• 6 Optics (of an image) of a kind in which the light that forms it actually passes through it; not virtual.

adverb

[as submodifier] informal, chiefly North American

• really; very:my head hurts real bad

Phrases

for real

informal

used to assert that something is genuine or is actually the case:I’m not playing games—this is for real!

North American used in questions to express surprise or to question the truth or seriousness of what one has seen or heard:are these guys for real?

get real!

informal, chiefly North American used to convey that an idea or statement is foolish or overly idealistic:You want teens to have committed sexual relationships? Get real!

a real live ——

humorous used to emphasize the existence or presence of something surprising or unusual:a real live detective had been at the factory

real money

informal a significant amount of money:they are willing to put real money into research

the real thing

informal a thing that is absolutely genuine or authentic:you’ve never been in love before, so how can you be sure this is the real thing?

Derivatives

realness

noun

Origin:

late Middle English (as a legal term meaning 'relating to things, especially real property'): from Anglo-Norman French, from late Latin realis, from Latin res 'thing'

Definition of real time

noun

• the actual time during which a process or event occurs.
•  [as modifier] Computing relating to a system in which input data is processed within milliseconds so that it is available virtually immediately as feedback to the process from which it is coming, e.g. in a missile guidance system:real-time signal processingreal-time software

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1 《コンピュータ》リアルタイム；実時間.

2 即時, 同時

in real time
即時［同時］に.

réal-tíme

[形]

real2

Pronunciation: /reɪˈɑːl, reɪˈal/

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Definition of real

noun

• (plural reais /reɪˈʌɪs/ or reals) the basic monetary unit of Brazil since 1994, equal to 100 centavos.
•  (plural reals) a former coin and monetary unit of various Spanish-speaking countries.

Origin:

Spanish, literally 'royal' (adjective used as a noun)

way

1. Informal. By a great distance or to a great degree; far: way off base; way too expensive.
2. Slang. Very; extremely: “Can they really make a car that's way cool?” (Fortune).
3. Informal. From this place; away: Go way.