in actuadv.

Brit.

/ɪn ˈakt(j)uː/, U.S.

/ˌɪn ˈæktu/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin in actū.

Etymology: < classical Latin in actū < in in prep. + actū, ablative of actus act n.

In practice (as opposed to theory or potentiality).

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > doing > in action [phrase] > in actual practice

in deedc1385

in practice1537

in actu1548

1548 J. Champneys Harvest is at Hand sig. D.vii Euery one which loueth Christ, loueth also all people whiche be regenerate in Christ..not only in wordes, but in actu all deedes.

1602 W. Burton 10 Serm. v. 52 Diuerse other parts of their hypocrisie, seuerely taxed, and liuely described by him, whereof some be in actu, some in potentia.

1645 C. Culpeper Let. 13 June in 17th-cent. Polit. & Financial Papers (1996) 225 The presbitery is hardly in actu, but the Lords negatiue vnder which the reste will shewe themselues will not be soe rightly vnderstood or digested.

1805 A. Knox Let. 7 Jan. in J. Jebb & A. Knox Thirty Years' Corr. (1834) I. 166 A feeling of its being sin, in esse, though not in actu, is essential to that very resistance.

1854 Brownson's Q. Rev. Jan. 59 The intelligible is itself by its own light intelligible in actu.

1907 W. James Pragmatism vi. 222 Health in actu means, among other things, good sleeping and digesting.

2008 Jrnl. Know. Managem. (Nexis) Care is a quality that is demonstrated in actu, in the very undertaking, rather than being something existing prior to action.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	in actu
释义	in actuadv. Brit. /ɪn ˈakt(j)uː/, U.S. /ˌɪn ˈæktu/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin in actū. Etymology: < classical Latin in actū < in in prep. + actū, ablative of actus act n. In practice (as opposed to theory or potentiality). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > doing > in action [phrase] > in actual practice in deedc1385 in practice1537 in actu1548 1548 J. Champneys Harvest is at Hand sig. D.vii Euery one which loueth Christ, loueth also all people whiche be regenerate in Christ..not only in wordes, but in actu all deedes. 1602 W. Burton 10 Serm. v. 52 Diuerse other parts of their hypocrisie, seuerely taxed, and liuely described by him, whereof some be in actu, some in potentia. 1645 C. Culpeper Let. 13 June in 17th-cent. Polit. & Financial Papers (1996) 225 The presbitery is hardly in actu, but the Lords negatiue vnder which the reste will shewe themselues will not be soe rightly vnderstood or digested. 1805 A. Knox Let. 7 Jan. in J. Jebb & A. Knox Thirty Years' Corr. (1834) I. 166 A feeling of its being sin, in esse, though not in actu, is essential to that very resistance. 1854 Brownson's Q. Rev. Jan. 59 The intelligible is itself by its own light intelligible in actu. 1907 W. James Pragmatism vi. 222 Health in actu means, among other things, good sleeping and digesting. 2008 Jrnl. Know. Managem. (Nexis) Care is a quality that is demonstrated in actu, in the very undertaking, rather than being something existing prior to action. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1548
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