1. (noun)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"
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