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   True

   /tro͞o/

   

   adjective

   • 1. in accordance with fact or reality: "a true story" Similar accuratecorrectverifiablefaithfulliteralveraciousin accordance with realitywhat actually/really happenedthe casesounelaboratedunvarnishedinformal:as true as I'm sitting/standing hereOpposite untruefalsefallacious
   • ▪ rightly or strictly so called; genuine: "people are still willing to pay for true craftsmanship" Similar genuineauthenticrealactualproperveritablebona fideinformal:honest-to-goodnesskosherlegitthe real McCoyregularpukkadinkumrightfullegitimatelegallawfulauthorizedrecognizedvalidbona fidede juresinceregenuinerealunfeignedunpretendedunaffectedheartfeltfrom the heartOpposite bogusphoneyde factoinsincerefeigned
   • ▪ real or actual: "he has guessed my true intentions" Similar genuineauthenticrealactualproperveritablebona fideinformal:honest-to-goodnesskosherlegitthe real McCoyregularpukkadinkumOpposite bogusphoney
   • ▪ said when conceding a point in argument or discussion: "true, it faced north, but you got used to that"
   • 2. accurate or exact: "it was a true depiction" Similar accuratetrue to lifefaithfultelling it like it isas it really happenedfact-basedrealisticcloselifelikeconvincingcorrectunerringexactpreciseperfecton targeton the markvéritéinformal:spot onon the moneyrare:verisimilarveristicOpposite inaccurate
   • ▪ (of a note) exactly in tune.
   • ▪ (of a compass bearing) measured relative to true north: "steer 085 degrees true"
   • ▪ correctly positioned, balanced, or aligned; upright or level.
   • 3. loyal or faithful: "he was a true friend" Similar loyalfaithfultruehearteddevoteddedicatedstaunchtrue-blueconstantunswervingunwaveringtrustworthytrustyreliabledependablefirmsteadydutifulsupportiveOpposite disloyalfaithless
   • ▪ accurately conforming to (a standard or expectation); faithful to: "this entirely new production remains true to the essence of Lorca's play"
   • 4. honest: archaic "we appeal to all good men and true to rally to us"

   adverb

   • 1. truly: literary "Hobson spoke truer than he knew" Similar truthfullyhonestlysincerelycandidlyfranklytrulyveraciously
   • 2. accurately or without variation. Similar accuratelyunerringlyunswervinglywithout deviating

   verb

   • 1. bring (an object, wheel, or other construction) into the exact shape, alignment, or position required: "the bench sander is ideal for truing up faces of timber"

   Word Origin Old Englishtrēowe, trȳwe ‘steadfast, loyal’; related to Dutch getrouw, German treu, also to truce.

   Derivatives

   • 1. trueness noun

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