TRUE
\tɹˈuː], \tɹˈuː], \t_ɹ_ˈuː]\
Definitions of TRUE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
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accurately placed or thrown; "his aim was true"; "he was dead on target"
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not pretended; sincerely felt or expressed; "genuine emotion"; "her interest in people was unfeigned"; "true grief"
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having a legally established claim; "the legitimate heir"; "the true and lawful king"
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make level, square, balanced, or concentric; "true up the cylinder of an engine"
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proper alignment; the property possessed by something that is in correct or proper alignment; "out of true"
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reliable as a basis for action; "a true prophesy"
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accurately fitted; level; "the window frame isn't quite true"
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expressing or given to expressing the truth; "a true statement"; "gave truthful testimony"; "a truthful person"
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conforming to definitive criteria; "the horseshoe crab is not a true crab"; "Pythagoras was the first true mathematician"
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determined with reference to the earth's axis rather than the magnetic poles; "true north is geographic north"
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rightly so called; "true courage"; "a spirit which true men have always admired"; "a true friend"
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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"
By Princeton University
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accurately placed or thrown; "his aim was true"; "he was dead on target"
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not pretended; sincerely felt or expressed; "genuine emotion"; "her interest in people was unfeigned"; "true grief"
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having a legally established claim; "the legitimate heir"; "the true and lawful king"
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make level, square, balanced, or concentric; "true up the cylinder of an engine"
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proper alignment; the property possessed by something that is in correct or proper alignment; "out of true"
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reliable as a basis for action; "a true prophesy"
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accurately fitted; level; "the window frame isn't quite true"
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expressing or given to expressing the truth; "a true statement"; "gave truthful testimony"; "a truthful person"
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conforming to definitive criteria; "the horseshoe crab is not a true crab"; "Pythagoras was the first true mathematician"
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determined with reference to the earth's axis rather than the magnetic poles; "true north is geographic north"
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rightly so called; "true courage"; "a spirit which true men have always admired"; "a true friend"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Genuine; real; not deviating from the essential characters of a class; as, a lizard is a true reptile; a whale is a true, but not a typical, mammal.
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Conformable to fact; in accordance with the actual state of things; correct; not false, erroneous, inaccurate, or the like; as, a true relation or narration; a true history; a declaration is true when it states the facts.
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Right to precision; conformable to a rule or pattern; exact; accurate; as, a true copy; a true likeness of the original.
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Steady in adhering to friends, to promises, to a prince, or the like; unwavering; faithful; loyal; not false, fickle, or perfidious; as, a true friend; a wife true to her husband; an officer true to his charge.
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Actual; not counterfeit, adulterated, or pretended; genuine; pure; real; as, true balsam; true love of country; a true Christian.
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In accordance with truth; truly.
By Oddity Software
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Genuine; real; not deviating from the essential characters of a class; as, a lizard is a true reptile; a whale is a true, but not a typical, mammal.
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Conformable to fact; in accordance with the actual state of things; correct; not false, erroneous, inaccurate, or the like; as, a true relation or narration; a true history; a declaration is true when it states the facts.
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Right to precision; conformable to a rule or pattern; exact; accurate; as, a true copy; a true likeness of the original.
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Steady in adhering to friends, to promises, to a prince, or the like; unwavering; faithful; loyal; not false, fickle, or perfidious; as, a true friend; a wife true to her husband; an officer true to his charge.
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Actual; not counterfeit, adulterated, or pretended; genuine; pure; real; as, true balsam; true love of country; a true Christian.
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In accordance with truth; truly.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Trueness.
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Agreeing with fact: worthy of belief or confidence: certain: trusty: genuine: exact: straight: right: rightful.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald