TRUE
Definition:
- [adverb] as acknowledged; "true, she is the smartest in her class"
Synonyms: admittedly, avowedly, confessedly
- [noun] proper alignment; the property possessed by something that is in correct or proper alignment; "out of true"
- [verb] make level, square, balanced, or concentric; "true up the cylinder of an engine"
Synonyms: up
- [adjective] 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"- B. Russell; "the true meaning of the statement"
- [adjective] not synthetic or spurious; of real or natural origin; "real mink"; "true gold"
Synonyms: real
- [adjective] conforming to definitive criteria; "the horseshoe crab is not a true crab"; "Pythagoras was the first true mathematician"
- [adjective] accurately placed or thrown; "his aim was true"; "he was dead on target"
Synonyms: dead on target
- [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"; "gave truthful testimony"; "a truthful person"
Synonyms: truthful
- [adjective] worthy of being depended on; "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"
Synonyms: dependable, honest, reliable
- [adjective] not pretended; sincerely felt or expressed; "genuine emotion"; "her interest in people was unfeigned"; "true grief"
Synonyms: genuine, unfeigned
- [adjective] rightly so called; "true courage"; "a spirit which true men have always admired"; "a true friend"
- [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 legitimate heir"; "the true and lawful king"
Synonyms: lawful, rightful
- [adjective] in tune; accurate in pitch; "a true note"
Synonyms: on-key
- [adjective] accurately fitted; level; "the window frame isn't quite true"
Synonyms: straight
- [adjective] reliable as a basis for action; "a true prophesy"
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