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fact
[ fakt ]
noun
- that which actually exists or is the case; reality or truth:
Your fears have no basis in fact.
- something known to exist or to have happened:
Space travel is now a fact.
- a truth known by actual experience or observation; something known to be true:
Scientists gather facts about plant growth.
- something said to be true or supposed to have happened:
The facts given by the witness are highly questionable.
- Law. Often facts. an actual or alleged event or circumstance relevant to a case, as distinguished from the legal effect of that event or circumstance. Compare question of fact, question of law.
interjection
- Usually facts. Slang. very true; I fully agree:
“He’s the best freakin’ goalie in the whole NHL.” “Facts.”
fact
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noun
- an event or thing known to have happened or existed
- a truth verifiable from experience or observation
- a piece of information
get me all the facts of this case
- law often plural an actual event, happening, etc, as distinguished from its legal consequences. Questions of fact are decided by the jury, questions of law by the court or judge
- philosophy a proposition that may be either true or false, as contrasted with an evaluative statement
- after the factcriminal law after the commission of the offence
an accessory after the fact
- before the factcriminal law before the commission of the offence
- as a matter of fact or in fact or in point of factin reality or actuality
- fact of lifean inescapable truth, esp an unpleasant one
- the fact of the matterthe truth
Derived Forms
- ˈڲٴڳܱ, adjective
Other 51Թ Forms
- ڲ·ڳܱ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of fact1
Idioms and Phrases
- after the fact, Law. after the commission of a crime:
an accessory after the fact.
- before the fact, Law. prior to the commission of a crime:
an accessory before the fact.
- in fact, actually; really; indeed:
In fact, it was a wonder that anyone survived.
More idioms and phrases containing fact
In addition to the idiom beginning with fact , also see after the fact ; in fact ; is that a fact ; matter of fact .Example Sentences
"Trump is to blame for the fact that life is more expensive, it's harder to retire, and a 'Trump recession' is at our doorstep," the DNC said.
“The motivations are clearly to privilege fossil fuel interests over the interests of the public. This report is entirely in the public interest, and they’re just trying to bury the facts.”
In fact, it’s interesting to hear you say that you would have never thought of yourself as a writer or an author, because you write in my favorite style.
The fact the White House is attacking Amazon for "hostile acts" in publishing tariffs is a cast-iron example of this.
Given this fact, the “conventional wisdom” suggests that Trump’s presidency should be in grave trouble at this early point in his second term.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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