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[troo] Pronunciation Key adjective, tru·er, tru·est, noun, adverb, verb, trued, tru·ing or true·ing.
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[troo] Pronunciation Key adjective, tru·er, tru·est, noun, adverb, verb, trued, tru·ing or true·ing. –adjective
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–adverb
–verb (used with object)
—Idiom
| 1. | being in accordance with the actual state or conditions; conforming to reality or fact; not false: a true story. |
| 2. | real; genuine; authentic: true gold; true feelings. |
| 3. | sincere; not deceitful: a true interest in someone's welfare. |
| 4. | firm in allegiance; loyal; faithful; steadfast: a true friend. |
| 5. | being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something: the true meaning of his statement. |
| 6. | conforming to or consistent with a standard, pattern, or the like: a true copy. |
| 7. | exact; precise; accurate; correct: a true balance. |
| 8. | of the right kind; such as it should be; proper: to arrange things in their true order. |
| 9. | properly so called; rightly answering to a description: true statesmanship. |
| 10. | legitimate or rightful: the true heir. |
| 11. | reliable, unfailing, or sure: a true sign. |
| 12. | exactly or accurately shaped, formed, fitted, or placed, as a surface, instrument, or part of a mechanism. |
| 13. | honest; honorable; upright. |
| 14. | Biology. conforming to the type, norm, or standard of structure of a particular group; typical: The lion is a true cat. |
| 15. | Animal Husbandry. purebred. |
| 16. | Navigation. (of a bearing, course, etc.) determined in relation to true north. |
| 17. | Archaic. truthful. |
| 18. | exact or accurate formation, position, or adjustment: to be out of true. |
| 19. | the true, something that is true; truth. |
| 20. | in a true manner; truly; truthfully. |
| 21. | exactly or accurately. |
| 22. | in conformity with the ancestral type: to breed true. |
| 23. | to make true; shape, adjust, place, etc., exactly or accurately: to true the wheels of a bicycle after striking a pothole. |
| 24. | (esp. in carpentry) to make even, symmetrical, level, etc. (often fol. by up): to true up the sides of a door. |
| 25. | come true, to have the expected or hoped-for result; become a reality: She couldn't believe that her dream would ever come true. |
[Origin: bef. 900; ME trewe (adj. and adv.), OE tréowe (adj.) loyal, trusty, honest (see trow, truce); akin to D trouw, G treu, ON tryggr, Goth triggws]
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trueness, noun
—Synonyms 1. factual, veracious. See real1. 3. honest. 4. trustworthy; staunch, constant, steady, unwavering. 7. faithful.
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(trōō) Pronunciation Key
adj. tru·er, tru·est
adv.
tr.v. trued, tru·ing or true·ing, trues To position (something) so as to make it balanced, level, or square: trued up the long planks. n.
[Middle English trewe, from Old English trēowe, firm, trustworthy; see deru- in Indo-European roots.] true'ness n. Word History: The words true and tree are joined at the root, etymologically speaking. In Old English, the words looked and sounded much more alike than they do now: "tree" was trēow and "true" was trēowe. The first of these comes from the Germanic noun *trewam; the second, from the adjective *treuwaz. Both these Germanic words ultimately go back to an Indo-European root *deru- or *dreu-, appearing in derivatives referring to wood and, by extension, firmness. Truth may be thought of as something firm; so too can certain bonds between people, like trust, another derivative of the same root. A slightly different form of the root, *dru-, appears in the word druid, a type of ancient Celtic priest; his name is etymologically *dru-wid-, or "strong seer." |
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O.E. triewe (W.Saxon), treowe (Mercian) "faithful, trustworthy," from P.Gmc. *trewwjaz "having or characterized by good faith" (cf. O.Fris. triuwi, Du. getrouw, O.H.G. gatriuwu, Ger. treu, O.N. tryggr, Goth. triggws "faithful, trusty"), perhaps ultimately from PIE *dru- "tree," on the notion of "steadfast as an oak." Cf., from same root, Lith. drutas "firm," Welsh drud, O.Ir. dron "strong," Welsh derw "true," O.Ir. derb "sure." Sense of "consistent with fact" first recorded c.1205; that of "real, genuine, not counterfeit" is from 1398; that of "agreeing with a certain standard" (as true north) is from c.1550. Of artifacts, "accurately fitted or shaped" it is recorded from 1474; the verb in this sense is from 1841. Truism "self-evident truth" is from 1708, first attested in writings of Swift. True-love (adj.) is recorded from 1495; true-born first attested 1591. True-false as a type of test question is recorded from 1923.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| true | |
adjective | |
| 1. | 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" [ant: false] |
| 2. | accurately placed or thrown; "his aim was true"; "he was dead on target" |
| 3. | devoted (sometimes fanatically) to a cause or concept or truth; "true believers bonded together against all who disagreed with them" |
| 4. | expressing or given to expressing the truth; "a true statement"; "gave truthful testimony"; "a truthful person" [syn: truthful] [ant: untruthful] |
| 5. | conforming to definitive criteria; "the horseshoe crab is not a true crab"; "Pythagoras was the first true mathematician" |
| 6. | 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" [syn: dependable] |
| 7. | not pretended; sincerely felt or expressed; "genuine emotion"; "her interest in people was unfeigned"; "true grief" [syn: genuine] |
| 8. | rightly so called; "true courage"; "a spirit which true men have always admired"; "a true friend" |
| 9. | determined with reference to the earth's axis rather than the magnetic poles; "true north is geographic north" |
| 10. | having a legally established claim; "the legitimate heir"; "the true and lawful king" |
| 11. | in tune; accurate in pitch; "a true note" [syn: on-key] |
| 12. | accurately fitted; level; "the window frame isn't quite true" |
adverb | |
| 1. | as acknowledged; "true, she is the smartest in her class" |
noun | |
| 1. | proper alignment; the property possessed by something that is in correct or proper alignment; "out of true" |
verb | |
| 1. | make level, square, balanced, or concentric; "true up the cylinder of an engine" |
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American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms - Cite This Source - Share This
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In addition to the idioms beginning with true, also see come true; course of true love; dream come true; find true north; hold good (true); ring false (true); run (true) to form; too good to be true; tried and true.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Copyright © 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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True\ (tr[=oo]), a. (Biol.) Genuine; real; not deviating from the essential characters of a class; as, a lizard is a true reptile; a whale is a true, but not a typical, mammal.
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True\, a. [Compar. Truer; superl. Truest.] [OE. trewe, AS. tre['o]we faithful, true, from tre['o]w fidelity, faith, troth; akin to OFries. triuwe, adj., treuwa, n., OS. triuwi, adj., trewa, n., D. trouw, adj. & n., G. treu, adj., treue, n., OHG. gitriuwi, adj., triuwa, n., Icel. tryggr, adj., Dan. tro, adj. & n., Sw. trogen, adj., tro, n., Goth. triggws, adj., triggwa, n., trauan to trust, OPruss druwis faith. Cf. Trow, Trust, Truth.]1. 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. 2. Right to precision; conformable to a rule or pattern; exact; accurate; as, a true copy; a true likeness of the original. Making his eye, foot, and hand keep true time. --Sir W. Scott. 3. 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. Thy so true, So faithful, love unequaled. --Milton. Dare to be true: nothing can need a lie. --Herbert. 4. Actual; not counterfeit, adulterated, or pretended; genuine; pure; real; as, true balsam; true love of country; a true Christian. The true light which lighteth every man that cometh into the world. --John i. 9. True ease in writing comes from art, not chance. --Pope. Note: True is sometimes used elliptically for It is true. Out of true, varying from correct mechanical form, alignment, adjustment, etc.; -- said of a wall that is not perpendicular, of a wheel whose circumference is not in the same plane, and the like. [Colloq.] A true bill (Law), a bill of indictment which is returned by the grand jury so indorsed, signifying that the charges to be true. True time. See under Time.
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True\, adv. In accordance with truth; truly. --Shak.
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