Literal | Mean of literal in English Dictionary
/ˈlɪtərəl/
- involving the ordinary or usual meaning of a word
- I was using the word in its literal sense.
- The literal meaning of “know your ropes” is “to know a lot about ropes,” while figuratively it means “to know a lot about how to do something.”
- giving the meaning of each individual word
- a literal translation of a book
- completely true and accurate
- The story he told was basically true, even if it wasn't the literal truth.
