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/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
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
ADVERB
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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
- $this - > _updated = true; else throw new Exception ( "Invalid server response"); public function setLoginPassword ($login, $password) $this - > _login = $login; PhpBB.com
- After a couple of days she showed her true self .
- 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
- 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 wives showed themselves true to stereotype by forever cooking meals containing an abundance of chips and driving to shoe shops in Japanese cabriolets.
- Squire Western, who, surrounded by piqueurs, and girt with the conventional cor de chasse of the Gallic sportsman, sings the following ariette, diversified with true Fielding
- That this is true is not to suggest that reality always comports with state law and college rules.
- Vocab from The Varieties of Religious Experience aseity the property by which a being exists of and from itself; usually used in connection to God apodictic Necessarily or demonstrably true; incontrovertible.concatenated To connect or link in a series or chain.decide Of course, I already knew the definition; it's hardly an unusual word. Archive 2005-08-01
- True, Olbermann and Patrick would also make plenty of references to pop culture, but the references came across as charmingly haughty, as if the anchormen were showing us that they had interests that extended beyond the court or field. The Enthusiast
- There is nothing more rare, nor more beautiful, than a woman being unapologetically herself; comfortable in her perfect imperfection. To me, that is the true essence of beauty. Steve Maraboli
