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1. (n.) fact
something that actually exists:
Your fears have no basis in fact.
2. fact
something known to exist or to have happened.
3. fact
a truth known by actual experience or observation; something known to be true.
4. fact
something said to be true or supposed to have happened.
5. fact
an actual or alleged event or circumstance, as distinguished from its legal effect or consequence.
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| Definition of 'FACT' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) fact
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
"first you must collect all the facts of the case"
2. (noun) fact
a statement or assertion of verified information about something that is the case or has happened
"he supported his argument with an impressive array of facts"
3. (noun) fact
an event known to have happened or something known to have existed
"your fears have no basis in fact"; "how much of the story is fact and how much fiction is hard to tell"
4. (noun) fact
a concept whose truth can be proved
"scientific hypotheses are not facts"
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1. (noun) fact
a piece of information that is true
the facts of the case; The fact that she is a woman should not matter.
2. fact
things that are true and not imaginary or invented
a play based on fact; the difference between fact and fiction
3. fact
the fact is (that)
indicates an unpleasant truth that sb must accept
The fact is that she never really wanted to get married.
4. fact
facts and figures
detailed information about sth
All the facts and figures are in this report.
5. fact
a fact of life
sth that cannot be changed
You have to get a job - work is just a fact of life.
6. fact
in fact
indicates you are adding related information
I've seen the movie. In fact I liked it so much I saw it twice.
7. fact
emphasizes that sth is the opposite of what you have just said
It seems complicated, but in fact it's not.
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| Definition of 'FACT' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) FACT
a doing, making, or preparing
2. (noun) FACT
an effect produced or achieved; anything done or that comes to pass; an act; an event; a circumstance
3. (noun) FACT
reality; actuality; truth; as, he, in fact, excelled all the rest; the fact is, he was beaten
4. (noun) FACT
the assertion or statement of a thing done or existing; sometimes, even when false, improperly put, by a transfer of meaning, for the thing done, or supposed to be done; a thing supposed or asserted to be done; as, history abounds with false facts
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Sense: something known or believed to be true
It is a fact that smoking is a danger to health.
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 Afrikaans: feit |
 Arabic: حَقيقَه |
 Bulgarian: факт |
 Brazilian: fato |
 Czech: pravda |
 German: die Tatsache |
 Danish: kendsgerning; faktum |
 Greek: γεγονός |
 Spanish: hecho |
 Estonian: tõsiasi |
 Farsi: حقیقت |
 Finnish: tosiasia |
 French: fait |
 Hebrew: עוּבדָה |
 Hindi: तथ्य |
 Croatian: činjenica |
 Hungarian: tény |
 Indonesian: kenyataan |
 Icelandic: staðreynd |
 Italian: fatto |
 Japanese: 事実 |
 Korean: 진실, 진상 |
 Lithuanian: faktas |
 Latvian: fakts |
 Malay: kenyataan |
 Dutch: feit |
 Norwegian: kjensgjerning, faktum |
 Polish: fakt |
 Persian: حقیقت |
 Pashto: رښتيا، حقيقت، واقعيت، پيښ |
 Portuguese: facto |
 Romanian: fapt |
 Russian: факт |
 Slovak: fakt |
 Slovenian: dejstvo |
 Serbian: činjenica |
 Swedish: faktum |
 Thai: ข้อเท็จจริง |
 Turkish: gerçek, hakikat |
 Taiwanese: 事實 |
 Ukrainian: факт |
 Urdu: حقیقت |
 Vietnamese: sự việc |
 Chinese: 事实 |
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