de facto

de fac·to

D d

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [duh dee fak-toh, dey]
- /də di ˈfæk toʊ, deɪ/
- /də ˈfæk.təʊ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [duh dee fak-toh, dey]
- /də di ˈfæk toʊ, deɪ/

Definitions of de facto words

adjective de facto De facto is used to indicate that something is a particular thing, even though it was not planned or intended to be that thing. 3
adjective de facto De facto is also an adverb. 3
adverb de facto in fact 3
adjective de facto existing in fact, whether legally recognized or not 3
noun de facto a de facto husband or wife 3
noun de facto existing or being such in actual fact though not by legal establishment, official recognition, etc. 3

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Origin of de facto

First appearance:

before 1595

One of the 38% oldest English words

First recorded in 1595-1605, de facto is from the Latin word dē factō literally, from the fact

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Parts of speech for De facto

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of De facto

de facto popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for de facto

adv de facto

actual — You use actual to emphasize that you are referring to something real or genuine.
actually — You use actually to indicate that a situation exists or happened, or to emphasize that it is true.
in effect — something that is produced by an agency or cause; result; consequence: Exposure to the sun had the effect of toughening his skin.
real — true; not merely ostensible, nominal, or apparent: the real reason for an act.
really — in reality; actually: to see things as they really are.

All 12 Synonyms of de facto