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UK
/tɹˈuː/
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[ US /ˈtɹu/ ]
[ US /ˈtɹu/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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rightly so called
true courage
a true friend
a spirit which true men have always admired -
not pretended; sincerely felt or expressed
her interest in people was unfeigned
true grief
genuine emotion -
devoted (sometimes fanatically) to a cause or concept or truth
true believers bonded together against all who disagreed with them -
determined with reference to the earth's axis rather than the magnetic poles
true north is geographic north -
consistent with fact or reality; not false
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 -
having a legally established claim
the true and lawful king
the legitimate heir -
conforming to definitive criteria
Pythagoras was the first true mathematician
the horseshoe crab is not a true crab -
in tune; accurate in pitch
a true note -
accurately placed or thrown
he was dead on target
his aim was true -
accurately fitted; level
the window frame isn't quite true -
expressing or given to expressing the truth
a true statement
gave truthful testimony
a truthful person -
worthy of being depended on
a reliable source of information
an honest working stiff
I would be true for there are those who trust me
a dependable worker
he was true to his word
a dependable worker
a reliable source of information
ADVERB
-
as acknowledged
true, she is the smartest in her class
VERB
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make level, square, balanced, or concentric
true up the cylinder of an engine
NOUN
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proper alignment; the property possessed by something that is in correct or proper alignment
out of true
How To Use true In A Sentence
- Here's the good news: When you bring what I call unconditional presence to the trance of fear, you create the foundation for true spiritual awakening. Undefined
- After a couple of days she showed her true self .
- There are, true, a few tonal changes: the jokes are jokier, the touches of malice heavier, and she revels more obviously than before in the playfulness she brings to her performances. What Sarah Palin Doesn't Know
- The prototypical noun may be (though need not be) quite long, stress will fall early in the word, the stressed vowel will be non-front, and the final consonant (if an obstruent) will be voiceless.
- Thereafter thought, weighing the truth or falseness of the notion, determines what is true: and this explains the Greek word for thought, dianoia, which is derived from dianoein, meaning to think and discriminate. NPNF2-09. Hilary of Poitiers, John of Damascus
- The true university of these days is a collection of books.
- It is true that, even at the time of the discovery of nitrobenzol, he pointed out the striking similarity of its smell to that of the oil of bitter almonds. The Art of Perfumery And Methods of Obtaining the Odors of Plants
- The course of true love never did run smooth.
- True to her word, Helen uses the best ingredients including free-range eggs and her own jam in her cakes.
- by lawful/legal means. Lawful tends to be used in technical or literary contexts. The same is true of the opposites, unlawful and illegal, but illegal is used especially about criminal activities. Legal also means 'connected with the law':the US legal system.