true
- adjective
- /tru/
- Although this statement is almost 10 years old, it still holds true today, with few exceptions.
- the same is true
- hold true
- especially true
And all of those things might be true for some people.
- And all of those things might be true for some people.
- And I think that that that's certainly true of the agencies too.
- And if that was true, why didn't we know?
- Like it's just such an obviously true thing, right?
- And if it's not true, people could die.
- Earthseed was always true, but was it real?
- If Blue was to kiss her true love, he would die.
- Speaking of games, is it true that you and Chan.
- And it turns out he's true and I'm pushing.
- And he's close that that that sounds true to me more than not.
Examples
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Her feelings were true and sincere, as she expressed her love for him.
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Recently, questions have been raised about the true net benefit of such policies for low-skilled workers.
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And all of those things might be true for some people.
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You believe things which are not true during dreams.
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Like it's just such an obviously true thing, right?
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There are authorities that lay down what is true and what is right.
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As long as these three things are true, F of C exists.
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So none of those nice things people were saying were true.
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Now, is there one true logic or are there many?
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Questions were scored, and all true answers were summed to create a knowledge score.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
Truthful and fair, not cheating or lying
Truly felt and not fake, for example a smile or apology
Always saying what really happened and not lying
Based on real facts and not on opinions or imagination
Showing real feeling and not pretending
An account or statement that gives true facts
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Jargon
A paper saying a group of citizens found enough evidence to charge someone with a crime
- Specialized
An insect with a thin mouth that pierces and sucks fluids, like a water strider
- Specialized
A climbing plant from the tropics that makes small round spice seeds used in cooking
- Specialized
A thin piece of tissue in the throat that vibrates to make the voice
- Specialized
An angle you measure along the path around a planet or star from the closest point
- Specialized
A major group of bacteria with firm cell walls, including common kinds that cause disease
- Specialized
A tall evergreen tree of the Cedrus group that grows on high mountains like the Himalayas or Mediterranean
- Archaic
A person who is very short because of a gene problem but with normal body shape and mind
- Specialized
A living thing like a mushroom or mold with cell walls made of chitin that makes spores
- Specialized
A tall evergreen tree with needle leaves and upright cones often used as a Christmas tree
- Archaic
A young woman in the 1920s with short hair, bold makeup, and lively, daring style
- Specialized
A smooth-bodied animal that lives in water and on land with long back legs and webbed feet
A small evergreen tree from the Mediterranean with glossy fragrant leaves used to flavor food and for wreaths
Good qualities like honesty, courage, and respect that show a man treats others well
- Specialized
A small South American monkey with soft fur that often has twins and is not a tamarin
- Australian
A tree that grows on other plants in Indonesia and Malaysia with yellow, fragrant wood that repels insects
- Specialized
A sea mammal without visible ears, with fur and back flippers for swimming
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A shrub with yellow flowers whose dried leaves help people with constipation
- Specialized
A soft mass of many cells that moves like an amoeba and feeds on decaying plants
- Specialized
Light, easy to work wood from the tulip tree used for furniture and veneers
- Specialized
A bat from tropical America that drinks the blood of animals like cows and birds
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A small active songbird usually brown or grey from Europe, Asia and Africa
- Archaic
A person who strongly supports a political party, especially the Whiggamores
- Specialized
Thin bands of tissue in the voice box that vibrate to make voice when air passes between them
How True
Surface Forms
Etymology
True comes from an old English word trēowe meaning 'faithful' or 'trusty'. So 'true' today means something you can trust as real or correct.