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True

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Noun

1. true

proper alignment; the property possessed by something that is in correct or proper alignment

Example Sentences:
'out of true'

Verb

2. true, true up

make level, square, balanced, or concentric

Example Sentences:
'true up the cylinder of an engine'

Adjective

3. true

consistent with fact or reality; not false

Example Sentences:
'the story is true'
'it is undesirable to believe a proposition when there is no ground whatever for supposing it true'
'the true meaning of the statement'

4. dead on target, true

accurately placed or thrown

Example Sentences:
'his aim was true'
'he was dead on target'

5. true

devoted (sometimes fanatically) to a cause or concept or truth

Example Sentences:
'true believers bonded together against all who disagreed with them'

6. true, truthful

expressing or given to expressing the truth

Example Sentences:
'a true statement'
'gave truthful testimony'
'a truthful person'

7. true

conforming to definitive criteria

Example Sentences:
'the horseshoe crab is not a true crab'
'Pythagoras was the first true mathematician'

8. dependable, honest, reliable, true

worthy of being depended on

Example Sentences:
'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'

9. genuine, true, unfeigned

not pretended; sincerely felt or expressed

Example Sentences:
'genuine emotion'
'her interest in people was unfeigned'
'true grief'

10. true

rightly so called

Example Sentences:
'true courage'
'a spirit which true men have always admired'
'a true friend'

11. true

determined with reference to the earth's axis rather than the magnetic poles

Example Sentences:
'true north is geographic north'

12. lawful, rightful, true

having a legally established claim

Example Sentences:
'the legitimate heir'
'the true and lawful king'

13. on-key, true

in tune; accurate in pitch

Example Sentences:
'a true note'

14. straight, true

accurately fitted; level

Example Sentences:
'the window frame isn't quite true'

Adverb

15. admittedly, avowedly, confessedly, true

as acknowledged

Example Sentences:
'true, she is the smartest in her class'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

True

see synonyms of true
adjectiveWord forms: truer or truest
1. 
not false, fictional, or illusory; factual or factually accurate; conforming with reality
2. (prenominal)
being of real or natural origin; genuine; not synthetic
true leather
3. 
a. 
unswervingly faithful and loyal to friends, a cause, etc
a true follower
b. 
(as collective noun; preceded by the)
the loyal and the true
4. 
faithful to a particular concept of truth, esp of religious truth
a true believer
5. 
conforming to a required standard, law, or pattern
a true aim
a true fit
6. 
exactly in tune
a true note
7. 
(of a compass bearing) according to the earth's geographical rather than magnetic poles
true north
8. biology
conforming to the typical structure of a designated type
sphagnum moss is a true moss, Spanish moss is not
9. physics
not apparent or relative; taking into account all complicating factors
the true expansion of a liquid takes into account the expansion of the container
Compare apparent (sense 3)
10.  not true
11.  true to life
noun
12. 
correct alignment (esp in the phrases in true, out of true)
adverb
13. 
truthfully; rightly
14. 
precisely or unswervingly
he shot true
15. biology
without variation from the ancestral type
to breed true
verbWord forms: trues, truing or trued
16. (transitive)
to adjust so as to make true

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

True

see synonyms of true
adjectiveWord forms: ˈtruer or ˈtruest
1. 
faithful; loyal; constant
2. 
reliable; certain
a true indication
3. 
in accordance with fact; that agrees with reality; not false
4. 
a. 
conforming to an original, pattern, rule, standard, etc.
b. 
exact; accurate; right; correct
5. 
rightful; lawful; legitimate
the true heirs
6. 
accurately fitted, placed, or shaped
a door that is not true to the frame
7. 
a. 
real; genuine; authentic
a true diamond
b. 
conforming to the ideal character or having all the basic characteristics of such; rightly so called
a true scholar
8. 
determined by the poles of the earth's axis, not by the earth's magnetic poles
true north
9.  Archaic
honest, virtuous, or truthful
adverbWord forms: ˈtruer or ˈtruest
10. 
in a true manner; truly, truthfully, accurately, etc.
11.  Biology
with the same inherited trait or traits as a parent; without variation
to breed true
verb transitiveWord forms: trued, ˈtruing or ˈtrueing
12. 
to fit, place, or shape accurately
often with up
noun
13. 
that which is true; truth or reality
with the

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

True

see synonyms of true
adj. tru·er, tru·est
1.
a. Consistent with fact or reality; not false or erroneous: the true cost. See Synonyms at real1. See Usage Note at fact.
b. Not counterfeit; real or genuine: true gold. See Synonyms at authentic.
c. Conforming to the characteristics or criteria of a group or type; typical: a true crab; a true gentleman.
d. Properly called: true value.
2. Reliable; accurate: a true prophecy.
3.
a. Faithful, as to a friend, vow, or cause; loyal. See Synonyms at faithful.
b. Archaic Truthful, honest, or trustworthy.
4. Sincerely felt or expressed; unfeigned: true grief.
5. Rightful; legitimate: the true heir.
6.
a. Exactly conforming to a rule, standard, or pattern: trying to sing true B.
b. Accurately shaped, fitted, or placed: Are the wheels true?
c. Determined with reference to the earth's axis, not the magnetic poles: true north.
7. Quick and exact in sensing and responding: a true ear.
8. Computers 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.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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