factual

[US]/ˈfæktʃuəl/
[UK]/ˈfæktʃuəl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. based on facts; true; accurate; real.

Phrases & Collocations

factual knowledge

Example Sentences

a meaty, factual story

This is a factual account of the war.

a mixture of comment and factual information.

intruded opinion into a factual report.

the speculative nature of the supposedly factual information conveyed through the media

the text is free of factual errors, to the best of my knowledge.

You'd better give us as much factual evidence as possible.

Real-world Examples

How do you state it factually?

Source: CNN 10 Student English of the Month

Here are some tips for answering factual and negative factual information questions.

Source: ETS Official TOEFL Guide

Every image is accompanied with a very detailed factual text.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) April 2014 Collection

The zero conditional is called the factual conditional.

Source: Emma's delicious English

But we set great store by factual accuracy.

Source: Yes, Minister Season 3

OK. So we could ask them to do a writing task about something completely different...something more factual?

Source: Cambridge IELTS Listening Actual Test 11

There were other factual inaccuracies in my essay.

Source: Wall Street Journal

Most of my reading through primary, middle, and high school was factual reading.

Source: Gaokao Reading Real Questions

As an activist, he campaigned for accurate, factual news reporting.

Source: BBC Ideas Selection (Bilingual)

The user who posted the video noted it was not factual.

Source: VOA Special July 2019 Collection

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