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true
Consistent with fact or reality; not false;- B. Russell
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adjective
Consistent with fact or reality; not false;- B. Russell
“The story is true”
adjective
Accurately placed or thrown
“His aim was true”
adjective
Devoted (sometimes fanatically) to a cause or concept or truth
“True believers bonded together against all who disagreed with them”
adjective
Expressing or given to expressing the truth
“A true statement”
adjective
Conforming to definitive criteria
“The horseshoe crab is not a true crab”
adjective
Worthy of being depended on
“A dependable worker”
adjective
Not pretended; sincerely felt or expressed
“Genuine emotion”
adjective
Rightly so called
“True courage”
adjective
Determined with reference to the earth's axis rather than the magnetic poles
“True north is geographic north”
adjective
Having a legally established claim
“The true and lawful king”
adjective
In tune; accurate in pitch
“A true note”
adjective
Accurately fitted; level
“The window frame isn't quite true”
noun
Proper alignment; the property possessed by something that is in correct or proper alignment
“Out of true”
adverb
As acknowledged
“True, she is the smartest in her class”
verb
Make level, square, balanced, or concentric
“True up the cylinder of an engine”
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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
His aim was true
He was dead on target
True believers bonded together against all who disagreed with them
A true statement
Gave truthful testimony
A truthful person
The horseshoe crab is not a true crab
Pythagoras was the first true mathematician
A dependable worker
An honest working stiff
A reliable source of information
He was true to his word
I would be true for there are those who trust me
Genuine emotion
Her interest in people was unfeigned
True grief
True courage
A spirit which true men have always admired
A true friend
True north is geographic north
The true and lawful king
The rightful heir
A true note
The window frame isn't quite true
Out of true
True, she is the smartest in her class
True up the cylinder of an engine
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