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Definition of 'TRUE'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (adj.) true
being in accordance with the actual state or conditions; conforming to reality or fact:
a true story.

2.  true
real; genuine; authentic:
true gold.

3.  true
sincere; not deceitful:
a true interest in others.

4.  true
loyal; faithful; steadfast:
a true friend.

5.  true
being or reflecting the essential or genuine character:
the true meaning of his statement.

6.  true
conforming to or consistent with a standard, pattern, etc.:
a true copy.

7.  true
exact; precise; accurate; correct:
a true balance.

8.  true
such as it should be; proper:
to arrange things in their true order.

9.  true
properly so called; rightly answering to a description:
true statesmanship.

10.  true
legitimate or rightful:
the true heir.

11.  true
reliable, unfailing, or sure:
a true sign.

12.  true
exactly or accurately shaped, formed, fitted, or placed, as a surface or instrument.

13.  true
honest; honorable; upright.

14.  true
conforming to the type, structural standards, or norm of a particular group:
The lion is a true cat.

15.  true
(of a bearing, course, etc.) determined in relation to true north.

16.  true
Archaic. truthful.

17. (n.) true
exact or accurate formation, position, or adjustment:
to be out of true.

18.  true
the true, something that is true; truth.

19. (adv.) true
in a true manner; truly; truthfully.

20.  true
exactly or accurately.

21.  true
in conformity with the ancestral type:
to breed true.

22. (v.t.) true
to adjust, shape, place, etc., exactly or accurately; make true.

23.  true
(esp. in carpentry) to make even, symmetrical, level, etc. (often fol. by up).

24.  true
come true, (of a wish, dream, etc.) to become a reality.

Etymology: (bef. 900; ME trewe (adj. and adv.), OE trēowe (adj.) loyal, trustworthy (cf. trow , truce ); akin to OHG gitriuwi, ON tryggr, Go triggws trustworthy)

Definition of 'TRUE'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (adj) true
proper alignment; the property possessed by something that is in correct or proper alignment
"out of true"

2. (adj) true
consistent with fact or reality; not false
"the story is true"; "it is undesirable to believe a proposition when there is no ground whatever for supposing it true"- B. Russell; "the true meaning of the statement"

3. (adj) true, dead on target
accurately placed or thrown
"his aim was true"; "he was dead on target"

4. (adj) true
devoted (sometimes fanatically) to a cause or concept or truth
"true believers bonded together against all who disagreed with them"

5. (adj) truthful, true
expressing or given to expressing the truth
"a true statement"; "gave truthful testimony"; "a truthful person"

6. (adj) true
conforming to definitive criteria
"the horseshoe crab is not a true crab"; "Pythagoras was the first true mathematician"

7. (adj) dependable, honest, reliable, true(p)
worthy of being depended on
"a dependable worker"; "an honest working stiff"; "a reliable sourcSFLe of information"; "he was true to his word"; "I would be true for there are those who trust me"

8. (adj) genuine, true(a), unfeigned
not pretended; sincerely felt or expressed
"genuine emotion"; "her interest in people was unfeigned"; "true grief"

9. (adj) true(a)
rightly so called
"true courage"; "a spirit which true men have always admired"; "a true friend"

10. (adj) true(a)
determined with reference to the earth's axis rather than the magnetic poles
"true north is geographic north"

11. (adj) true(a), lawful, rightful(a)
having a legally established claim
"the legitimate heir"; "the true and lawful king"

12. (adj) on-key, true
in tune; accurate in pitch
"a true note"

13. (verb) true, straight
accurately fitted; level
"the window frame isn't quite true"

14. (adverb) true, true up
make level, square, balanced, or concentric
"true up the cylinder of an engine"

15. (adverb) true, admittedly, avowedly, confessedly
as acknowledged
"true, she is the smartest in her class"

Definition of 'TRUE'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (adjective) true
≠ untrue
a true story; Nothing they said about her is true.; It's true that she doesn't like her job.

2.  true
real, genuine
true faith

3.  true
loyal or faithful
Always be true to your friends.

4.  true
come true
to actually happen after having been imagined or hoped for
Her dream of traveling abroad came true.

5.  true
true to life
similar to what happens in real life
true to life writing

Definition of 'TRUE'

Webster Dictionary

1. (adverb) TRUE
in accordance with truth; truly

2. (noun) TRUE
conformable to fact; in accordance with the actual state of things; correct; not false, erroneous, inaccurate, or the like; as, a true relation or narration; a true history; a declaration is true when it states the facts

3. (noun) TRUE
right to precision; conformable to a rule or pattern; exact; accurate; as, a true copy; a true likeness of the original

4. (noun) TRUE
steady in adhering to friends, to promises, to a prince, or the like; unwavering; faithful; loyal; not false, fickle, or perfidious; as, a true friend; a wife true to her husband; an officer true to his charge

5. (noun) TRUE
actual; not counterfeit, adulterated, or pretended; genuine; pure; real; as, true balsam; true love of country; a true Christian

Translation of 'TRUE'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: (negativeuntrue) telling of something that really happened; not invented; agreeing with fact; not wrong That is a true statement; Is it true that you did not steal the ring?
Afrikaans: waar	Arabic: حَقيقي، صَحيح	Bulgarian: верен
Brazilian: verdadeiro	Czech: pravdivý	German: wahr
Danish: sand	Greek: αληθινός	Spanish: verdadero
Estonian: tõsi, õige	Farsi: راست؛ درست	Finnish: tosi
French: vrai	Hebrew: נָכוֹן	Hindi: सत्य
Croatian: istinit, iskren	Hungarian: igaz	Indonesian: benar
Icelandic: sannur	Italian: vero	Japanese: 本当の
Korean: 진실한	Lithuanian: tikras	Latvian: patiess; pareizs
Malay: benar	Dutch: waar	Norwegian: sann, riktig
Polish: prawdziwy	Persian: راست؛ درست	Pashto: صحیح ، سم
Portuguese: verdadeiro	Romanian: adevărat	Russian: верный; правдивый
Slovak: pravdivý	Slovenian: resničen	Serbian: istinit
Swedish: sann	Thai: ที่เป็นเรื่องจริง	Turkish: doğru, gerçek
Taiwanese: 真的，確實的	Ukrainian: істинний, правдивий	Urdu: سچ
Vietnamese: thật	Chinese: 真的，确实的
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