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Meaning of 'true' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . True [ adv.]
- In accordance with truth; truly.
2 . True [ n.]
- 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.
- Right to precision; conformable to a rule or pattern; exact; accurate; as, a true copy; a true likeness of the original.
- 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.
- Actual; not counterfeit, adulterated, or pretended; genuine; pure; real; as, true balsam; true love of country; a true Christian.

Meaning of 'true' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . true [ n]
Meaning (1):
- proper alignment; the property possessed by something that is in correct or proper alignment
Example in sentence:
  • out of true
2 . true [ v]
Meaning (2):
- make level, square, balanced, or concentric
Example in sentence:
  • true up the cylinder of an engine
3 . true [ a]
Meaning (3):
- expressing or given to expressing the truth
Example in sentence:
  • a true statement;
  • a truthful person;
  • gave truthful testimony
Meaning (4):
- consistent with fact or reality; not false
Example in sentence:
  • it is undesirable to believe a proposition when there is no ground whatever for supposing it true;
  • the story is true;
  • the true meaning of the statement
5 . true [ r]
Meaning (5):
- as acknowledged
Example in sentence:
  • true, she is the smartest in her class
6 . true [ s]
Meaning (6):
- worthy of being depended on
Example in sentence:
  • a dependable worker;
  • a reliable source of information;
  • an honest working stiff;
  • he was true to his word;
  • I would be true for there are those who trust me
Meaning (7):
- rightly so called
Example in sentence:
  • a spirit which true men have always admired;
  • a true friend;
  • true courage
Meaning (8):
- in tune; accurate in pitch
Example in sentence:
  • a true note
Meaning (9):
- not pretended; sincerely felt or expressed
Example in sentence:
  • genuine emotion;
  • her interest in people was unfeigned;
  • true grief
Meaning (10):
- accurately placed or thrown
Example in sentence:
  • he was dead on target;
  • his aim was true
Meaning (11):
- conforming to definitive criteria
Example in sentence:
  • Pythagoras was the first true mathematician;
  • the horseshoe crab is not a true crab
Meaning (12):
- having a legally established claim
Example in sentence:
  • the legitimate heir;
  • the true and lawful king
Meaning (13):
- accurately fitted; level
Example in sentence:
  • the window frame isn't quite true
Meaning (14):
- devoted (sometimes fanatically) to a cause or concept or truth
Example in sentence:
  • true believers bonded together against all who disagreed with them
Meaning (15):
- determined with reference to the earth's axis rather than the magnetic poles
Example in sentence:
  • true north is geographic north

Nearby Words:

truage truancy truand truant truantly truantship trub trubtall trubu trubutarily

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