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Meaning of 'fact' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Fact [ n.]
- A doing, making, or preparing.
- An effect produced or achieved; anything done or that comes to pass; an act; an event; a circumstance.
- Reality; actuality; truth; as, he, in fact, excelled all the rest; the fact is, he was beaten.
- The assertion or statement of a thing done or existing; sometimes, even when false, improperly put, by a transfer of meaning, for the thing done, or supposed to be done; a thing supposed or asserted to be done; as, history abounds with false facts.

Meaning of 'fact' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . fact [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
Example in sentence:
  • first you must collect all the facts of the case
Meaning (2):
- a statement or assertion of verified information about something that is the case or has happened
Example in sentence:
  • he supported his argument with an impressive array of facts
Meaning (3):
- an event known to have happened or something known to have existed
Example in sentence:
  • how much of the story is fact and how much fiction is hard to tell;
  • your fears have no basis in fact
Meaning (4):
- a concept whose truth can be proved
Example in sentence:
  • scientific hypotheses are not facts

Nearby Words:

fac facade face faced facet facete faceted facetiae faceting facetious

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