true that
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8.1
- idiom
- Informal
- It's true that if I kept going with the chemo, I'd probably live a bit longer.
- it's also true that
- it's still true that
- it's certainly true that
Examples
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So it's true that Lecter's helping with your investigation?
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Because it is undoubtedly true that voting to leave is a risk.
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Yes, it's true that the voice was you.
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OK Is it true that you hate a certain food?
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And yet it is also true that there is a clear way through.
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I just want to know if it's true that he actually wants out.
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And I know how true that is.
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Is it true that the ladies in London have a different dress every day?
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I think that it is true that inflation looks beaten.
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It's true that a balanced diet is important for good health.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
To emphasize and agree that something is true
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8.6
Shows that you agree strongly with what someone says
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6.8
To show you strongly agree with what someone said
Shows strong agreement with something that is clearly true
Admitting a point that goes against what you said
Antonyms
How Strong
∞
1.0
- Informal
- Informal
126
8.1
14
3.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is a clipped, colloquial form of 'that is true' so its meaning follows directly from 'true' (accurate) plus 'that' (referring to a proposition). This straightforward compositional pattern is common and predictable, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words would readily understand it as agreement.
Etymology
True that comes from people saying 'that is true' quickly, so the words true and that became a short spoken reply sometimes heard as 'true dat'. That's why people use true that to say 'I agree'.