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adjective
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.
EXPANDbeing 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.
COLLAPSEArchaic. truthful.
noun
18.
exact or accurate formation, position, or adjustment: to be out of true.
19.
the true, something that is true; truth.
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adverb
20.
in a true manner; truly; truthfully.
21.
exactly or accurately.
22.
in conformity with the ancestral type: to breed true.
verb (used with object)
Idiom23.
to make true; shape, adjust, place, etc., exactly or accurately: to true the wheels of a bicycle after striking a pothole.
24.
(especially in carpentry) to make even, symmetrical, level, etc. (often followed 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:
before 900; Middle English trewe (adj. and adv.), Old English trēowe (adj.) loyal, trusty, honest (see trow, truce); akin to Dutch trouw, German treu, Old Norse tryggr, Gothic triggws
before 900; Middle English trewe (adj. and adv.), Old English trēowe (adj.) loyal, trusty, honest (see trow, truce); akin to Dutch trouw, German treu, Old Norse tryggr, Gothic triggws
Related forms
true·ness, noun
half-true, adjective
Synonyms
1. factual, veracious. See real1. 3. honest. 4. trustworthy; staunch, constant, steady, unwavering. 7. faithful.
1. factual, veracious. See real1. 3. honest. 4. trustworthy; staunch, constant, steady, unwavering. 7. faithful.
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Word Origin & History
true
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
EXPANDas 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.1200; that of "real, genuine, not counterfeit" is from late 14c.; that of "agreeing with a certain standard" (as true north) is from c.1550. Of artifacts, "accurately fitted or shaped" it is recorded from late 15c.; 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 late 15c.; true-born first attested 1590s. True-false as a type of test question is recorded from 1923.
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Idioms & Phrases
come true
Happen as predicted, be realized or fulfilled, as in Her marriage is my fondest dream come true. [Early 1800s]
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