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[troo] adjective, tru⋅er, tru⋅est, noun, adverb, verb, trued, tru⋅ing or true⋅ing.
–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. 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.
–noun
18. exact or accurate formation, position, or adjustment: to be out of true.
19. the true, something that is true; truth.
–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)
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 trēowe (adj.) loyal, trusty, honest (see trow, truce ); akin to D trouw, G treu, ON tryggr, Goth triggws


trueness, noun


1. factual, veracious. See real 1 . 3. honest. 4. trustworthy; staunch, constant, steady, unwavering. 7. faithful.
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true   (trōō)   
adj.   tru·er, tru·est
    1. Consistent with fact or reality; not false or erroneous. See Synonyms at real1. See Usage Note at fact.

    2. Truthful.

  1. Real; genuine. See Synonyms at authentic.

  2. Reliable; accurate: a true prophecy.

  3. Faithful, as to a friend, vow, or cause; loyal. See Synonyms at faithful.

  4. Sincerely felt or expressed; unfeigned: true grief.

  5. Fundamental; essential: his true motive.

  6. Rightful; legitimate: the true heir.

  7. Exactly conforming to a rule, standard, or pattern: trying to sing true B.

  8. Accurately shaped or fitted: a true wheel.

  9. Accurately placed, delivered, or thrown.

  10. Quick and exact in sensing and responding.

  11. Determined with reference to the earth's axis, not the magnetic poles: true north.

  12. Conforming to the definitive criteria of a natural group; typical: The horseshoe crab is not a true crab.

  13. Narrowly particularized; highly specific: spoke of probity in the truest sense of the word.

  14. Computer Science Indicating one of two possible values taken by a variable in Boolean logic or a binary device.

adv.  
  1. In accord with reality, fact, or truthfulness.

  2. Unswervingly; exactly: The archer aimed true.

  3. So as to conform to a type, standard, or pattern.

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.  
  1. Truth or reality. Used with the.

  2. Proper alignment or adjustment: out of true.


[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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