What does true mean?
Definitions for true
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This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word true.
Princeton's WordNet
trueadjective
proper alignment; the property possessed by something that is in correct or proper alignment
"out of true"
trueadjective
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"
true, dead on targetadjective
accurately placed or thrown
"his aim was true"; "he was dead on target"
trueadjective
devoted (sometimes fanatically) to a cause or concept or truth
"true believers bonded together against all who disagreed with them"
truthful, trueadjective
expressing or given to expressing the truth
"a true statement"; "gave truthful testimony"; "a truthful person"
trueadjective
conforming to definitive criteria
"the horseshoe crab is not a true crab"; "Pythagoras was the first true mathematician"
dependable, honest, reliable, true(p)adjective
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"
genuine, true(a), unfeignedadjective
not pretended; sincerely felt or expressed
"genuine emotion"; "her interest in people was unfeigned"; "true grief"
true(a)adjective
rightly so called
"true courage"; "a spirit which true men have always admired"; "a true friend"
true(a)adjective
determined with reference to the earth's axis rather than the magnetic poles
"true north is geographic north"
true(a), lawful, rightful(a)adjective
having a legally established claim
"the legitimate heir"; "the true and lawful king"
on-key, trueadjective
in tune; accurate in pitch
"a true note"
true, straightverb
accurately fitted; level
"the window frame isn't quite true"
true, true upadverb
make level, square, balanced, or concentric
"true up the cylinder of an engine"
true, admittedly, avowedly, confessedlyadverb
as acknowledged
"true, she is the smartest in her class"
Wiktionary
truenoun
Truth.
truenoun
The state of being in alignment.
trueverb
To straighten.
He trued the spokes of the bicycle wheel.
trueverb
To make even, level, symmetrical, or accurate, align; adjust.
We spent all night truing up the report.
trueadverb
accurately
this gun shoots true
trueadjective
conforming to the actual state of reality or fact; factually correct.
This is a true story.
trueadjective
A state in Boolean logic that indicates an affirmative or positive result.
"A and B" is true if and only if "A" is true and "B" is true.
trueadjective
Loyal, faithful.
He's turned out to be a true friend.
trueadjective
Genuine.
This is true Parmesan cheese.
trueadjective
Legitimate.
The true king has returned!
trueadjective
Accurate; following a path toward the target.
Etymology: trewe, from triewe, (Mercian) treowe ‘trusty, faithful’, from triwwiz (compare Dutch getrouw and trouw, German treu, Swedish trygg ‘safe, secure’), from pre-Germanic *dreu̯h₂i̯os, from druh₂ ‘steady, firm’ (compare Irish dearbh ‘sure’, Old Prussian druwis ‘faith’, Ancient Greek ‘firm’), extension of ‘tree’. More at tree.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
TRUEadjective
Etymology: treowa, truwa , Saxon.
Of those he chose he falsest two,
And fittest for to forge true seeming lies. Fairy Qu. b. i.Teeth hadst thou in thy head when thou wast born,
And, if the rest be true which I have heard,
Thou cam’st into the world with thy legs forward. William Shakespeare.A new commandment I write, which thing is true in him and in you. 1 John ii. 8.
What you said had not been true,
If spoke by any else but you. Abraham Cowley.The darkness is past, and the true light now shineth. 1 Joh.
Among unequals what society
Can sort? What harmony or true delight? John Milton.Religion, as it is the most valuable thing in the world, so it gives the truest value to them who promote the practice of it by their example and authority. Francis Atterbury.
My revenge is now at Milford, would I had wings to follow it! come and be true. William Shakespeare, Cymbeline.
So young and so untender?
———— So young my lord, and true.
———— Let it be so; thy truth then be thy dower. William Shakespeare.Do not see
My fair rose wither; yet look up; behold,
That you in pity may dissolve to dew,
And wash him fresh again with true love tears. William Shakespeare.The first great work
Is, that yourself may to yourself be true. Wentworth Dillon.I’ll rather die
Deserted, than oblige thee with a fact
Pernicious to thy peace, chiefly assur’d
Remarkably so late of thy so true,
So faithful, love unequal’d. John Milton, Par. Lost, b. ix.When this fire is kindled, both sides inflame it: all regard of merit is lost in persons employed, and these only chosen that are true to the party. William Temple.
Smil’d Venus, to behold her own true knight
Obtain the conquest, though he lost the fight. Dryden.True to the king her principles are found;
Oh that her practice were but half so sound!
Stedfast in various turns of state she stood,
And seal’d her vow’d affection with her blood. Dryden.The truest hearts for Voiture heav’d with sighs;
Voiture was wept by all the brightest eyes. Alexander Pope.True to his charge the bard preserv’d her long
In honour’s limits, such the pow’r of song. Alexander Pope.The thieves have bound the true man: now could thou and I rob the thieves and go merrily to London, it would be argument for a week. William Shakespeare, Henry IV.
If king Edward be as true and just,
As I am subtle, false, and treacherous,
This day should Clarence closely be mew’d up. William Shakespeare.If all those great painters, who have left us such fair platforms, had rigorously observed it, they had made things more regularly true, but withal very unpleasing. John Dryden, Dufresnoy.
He drew
A circle regularly true. Matthew Prior.Tickel’s first book does not want its merit; but I was disappointed in my expectation of a translation nicely true to the original; whereas in those parts where the greatest exactness seems to be demanded, he has been the least careful. Arb.
They seize the sceptre;
Then lose it to a stranger, that the true
Anointed King Messiah might be born
Bar’d of his right. John Milton.
Wikipedia
True
True is a song by American recording artist Brandy Norwood recorded for her fifth studio album Human (2008). Originally written and composed by RedOne along with Claude Kelly for entertainer Michael Jackson, the song deals with betrayal and heartbreak. A pop-R&B ballad that features instrumentation by the piano and strings, "True" deals with trust issues lyrically. The protagonist sings to an indifferent love interest, wondering whether she is his only one and whether he loves her. The song garnered generally mixed to positive reviews by contemporary music critics who considered it one of the album's strongest ballads, but felt it was overproduced. Following the release of Human, "True" charted at number 18 on the Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles, a chart composed of 25 positions that represent songs that are making progress to chart on the main R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart. In 2009, the song was part of Norwood's set list for her Just Human Tour across the world.
Webster Dictionary
Truenoun
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
Truenoun
right to precision; conformable to a rule or pattern; exact; accurate; as, a true copy; a true likeness of the original
Truenoun
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
Truenoun
actual; not counterfeit, adulterated, or pretended; genuine; pure; real; as, true balsam; true love of country; a true Christian
Trueadverb
in accordance with truth; truly
Wikidata
TRUE
True is Mika Nakashima's first Japanese album. In contrast to the typical Japanese J-Pop and Western Pop artist, this album was one in which Mika established a sound that would become her trademark for future albums: a mature, 'Adult Contemporary'-influenced mixture of smooth jazz and soft pop. True topped the Oricon Album Chart for three straight weeks, selling 1 million copies within that time span, and has since sold over 1,173,534 copies. It won Nakashima the Album of the Year Award at the 2003 Japan Gold Disc Awards.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
True
trōō, adj. agreeing with fact: worthy of belief or confidence: certain: trusty: genuine: normal: (anat.) complete: exact: straight: right: rightful: honest.—v.t. to make straight in position, &c.—n. (obs.) truth, a pledge: a truce.—n. True′-blue, a faithful partisan.—adjs. True′-born, of true or genuine birth: having a right by birth; True′-bred, of a true or genuine birth: of good breeding or manners; True′-derived′ (Shak.), legitimate; True′-devot′ed (Shak.), full of honest zeal; True′-dispos′ing (Shak.), just; True′-heart′ed, sincere.—ns. True′-heart′edness; True′-love, one truly or really beloved: a sweetheart: the herb-Paris (see Herb).—adj. affectionate.—ns. True′-love′-knot, True′-lov′er's-knot, lines interwoven with many involutions, fancifully held as an emblem of interwoven affection; True′ness; True′-penn′y (Shak.), an honest fellow.—adv. Tru′ly.—True bill, a bill of indictment endorsed, after investigation, by a grand jury, as containing a well-founded charge; True rib, a rib attached to spine and sternum—opp. to Floating rib. [A.S. treówe; Ice. tryggr, Ger. treu.]
Editors Contribution
true
A known intention.
She did confirm it was true she is pregnant and intends on having a house birth.
Submitted by MaryC on February 1, 2020
true
Verifiable data or fact.
It helps to be true to yourself and how you feel about your life and to also respect other people's lives, it makes life more true and interesting.
Submitted by MaryC on February 1, 2020
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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
TRUE
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, True is ranked #4303 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The True surname appeared 8,261 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 3 would have the surname True.
91.9% or 7,599 total occurrences were White.
2% or 165 total occurrences were of two or more races.
2% or 165 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
1.8% or 149 total occurrences were Black.
1.4% or 121 total occurrences were Asian.
0.7% or 62 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'true' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #545
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'true' in Written Corpus Frequency: #502
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'true' in Adjectives Frequency: #57
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of true in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of true in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of true in a Sentence
she had this inherent need to create a new identity for each and every occasion, to become someone different every day to mask the emptiness, the pain of true isolation. If you tried you could smell the death surrounding her; a dead soul is black regardless of what it may be wearing.
Looks like by April, you know, in theory, when it gets a little warmer, it miraculously goes away. I hope that's true, there's a theory that, in April, when it gets warm -- historically, that has been able to kill the virus. So we don't know yet ; we're not sure yet. But that's around the corner, so that'll be a great thing in China and other places.
In a world where words are often mere amusement, it is imperative to forge a new dictionary that enlightens the masses on the true worth of spoken words. For those who underestimate its power, fail to realize the energy they emit and the consequences they yield. What we give with our words, we receive - a universal balance that demands understanding and respect.
I find it very hard to believe that at Channel One, which is basically the Russian state propaganda… that somebody was able to just run out on Ekaterina Andreeva’s show and do this, if that is, in fact true, I would expect this person to be not only removed but something even more severe happening to her.
What he's saying to the world and our own foreign policy establishment is we are not going to adhere to all the beliefs and myths of the last 50 years which is more nukes are bad, less nukes are good, that is not always true, and we are not going to be perusing nuclear reduction agreements with the Russians in the hungry way that Obama did and then end up with little and perhaps making us worse off.
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- صحيح, حقيقيArabic
- тоғро, ысынBashkir
- gwirBreton
- veritableCatalan, Valencian
- pravdivý, pravýCzech
- gwirWelsh
- sandDanish
- wahr, echt, treuGerman
- πιστός, αληθινός, νόμιμος, αληθής, αυθεντικός, αληθεύειGreek
- verdadero, cierto, auténticoSpanish
- درست, راستین, صحیحPersian
- oikea, tosi, todellinen, suoristaaFinnish
- dinaFijian
- vrai, véritableFrench
- fíorIrish
- fìor, dìleasScottish Gaelic
- verdadeiroGalician
- נכון, חיובי, נאמןHebrew
- ठीक, सच, सहीHindi
- eredeti, igaz, igazi, valódiHungarian
- ճիշտ, հավատարիմ, իրական, իսկականArmenian
- benarIndonesian
- sannurIcelandic
- veroItalian
- נכוןHebrew
- 真実, 本当, 忠誠, 真, 忠実, 正統, 本物, 正確Japanese
- მართალი, ჭეშმარიტი, ნამდვილი, მართლადGeorgian
- 바르다, 참이다, 참되다Korean
- gwirCornish
- vērus, firmus, legitimus, verumLatin
- īstens, īstsLatvian
- ponoMāori
- benarMalay
- ဟုတ်Burmese
- echt, trouw, waar, rechttrekken, rechtzettenDutch
- ekte, sann, tro, trofastNorwegian
- prawdziwyPolish
- verdadeiro, legítimo, autêntico, endireitarPortuguese
- adevărat, loial, sincer, fidelRomanian
- подлинный, истинный, лояльный, правдивый, преданный, верный, настоящийRussian
- beruSardinian
- istinito, istinski, pravi, istinit, pravo, veran, zakonito, iskrenSerbo-Croatian
- resnica, resnično, resničenSlovene
- vërtetëAlbanian
- sann, äkta, trogen, rätaSwedish
- உண்மைTamil
- నిష్కపటం, హక్కుదారుడు, విశ్వాస పాత్రుడు, సరిచేయుTelugu
- จริงThai
- doğru, sadık, gerçekTurkish
- ٹھیک, سچ, صحیحUrdu
- phải, thậtVietnamese
- veratik, legik, ritöfikVolapük
- אמתYiddish
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