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true
[troo]
adjective
being in accordance with the actual state or conditions; conforming to reality or fact; not false.
a true story.
Synonyms: ,real; genuine; authentic.
true gold; true feelings.
sincere; not deceitful.
a true interest in someone's welfare.
Synonyms:firm in allegiance; loyal; faithful; steadfast.
a true friend.
Synonyms: , , ,being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something.
the true meaning of his statement.
conforming to or consistent with a standard, pattern, or the like.
a true copy.
exact; precise; accurate; correct.
a true balance.
Synonyms:of the right kind; such as it should be; proper.
to arrange things in their true order.
properly so called; rightly answering to a description.
true statesmanship.
legitimate or rightful.
the true heir.
reliable, unfailing, or sure.
a true sign.
exactly or accurately shaped, formed, fitted, or placed, as a surface, instrument, or part of a mechanism.
honest; honorable; upright.
Biology.Ìýconforming to the type, norm, or standard of structure of a particular group; typical.
The lion is a true cat.
Animal Husbandry.Ìýpurebred.
Navigation.Ìý(of a bearing, course, etc.) determined in relation to true north.
Archaic.Ìýtruthful.
noun
exact or accurate formation, position, or adjustment.
to be out of true.
the true, something that is true; truth.
adverb
in a true manner; truly; truthfully.
exactly or accurately.
in conformity with the ancestral type.
to breed true.
verb (used with object)
to make true; shape, adjust, place, etc., exactly or accurately.
to true the wheels of a bicycle after striking a pothole.
(especially in carpentry) to make even, symmetrical, level, etc. (often followed byup ).
to true up the sides of a door.
true
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adjective
not false, fictional, or illusory; factual or factually accurate; conforming with reality
(prenominal) being of real or natural origin; genuine; not synthetic
true leather
unswervingly faithful and loyal to friends, a cause, etc
a true follower
( as collective noun ; preceded by the )
the loyal and the true
faithful to a particular concept of truth, esp of religious truth
a true believer
conforming to a required standard, law, or pattern
a true aim
a true fit
exactly in tune
a true note
(of a compass bearing) according to the earth's geographical rather than magnetic poles
true north
biology conforming to the typical structure of a designated type
sphagnum moss is a true moss, Spanish moss is not
physics not apparent or relative; taking into account all complicating factors Compare apparent
the true expansion of a liquid takes into account the expansion of the container
informalÌýunbelievable; remarkable
she's got so much money it's not true
exactly comparable with reality
noun
correct alignment (esp in the phrases in true, out of true )
adverb
truthfully; rightly
precisely or unswervingly
he shot true
biology without variation from the ancestral type
to breed true
verb
(tr) to adjust so as to make true
Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms
- trueness noun
- half-true adjective
- ˈ³Ù°ù³Ü±ð²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of true1
Idioms and Phrases
come true, to have the expected or hoped-for result; become a reality.
She couldn't believe that her dream would ever come true.
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
German qualifier Tatjana Maria says it is a "dream come true" to reach the Queen's final after she stunned Australian Open champion Madison Keys in straight sets.
While it’s true that immigrant crime victims qualify for special benefits in some instances, the promise to get Gutierrez Saragon citizenship within three months at a discount dragged on for more than a decade.
In an America that has long weaponized descriptions of how men of color look and move to justify use of force, that is especially true of dark men lunging at white women.
"There's this phrase you hear occasionally, that the danger is on our doorstep. Well, it's a big doorstep if that is true… Beijing is closer to Berlin than it is to Sydney."
Seed only began exploring the true breadth and emotion of her mother’s legacy when she herself reached the age that her mom died, a milestone fraught for many grown, parentless children.
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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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