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true: true ► ADJECTIVE (truer, truest) 1) in accordance with fact or reality. 2) rightly or strictly so called; genuine: true love. 3) real or actual. 4) accurate and exact. 5) (of a note) exactly in tune. 6) correctly positioned or aligned; upright or level. 7) loyal or faithful. 8) (true to) accurately conforming to (a standard or expectation).

► VERB (trues, trued, truing or trueing) ▪ bring into the exact shape or position required.

● come true — Cf. ↑come true

● out of true — Cf. ↑out of true

● many a true word is spoken in jest — Cf. ↑many a true word is spoken in jest

● true to form (or type) — Cf. ↑true to type

● true to life — Cf. ↑true to life

DERIVATIVES trueness noun.

ORIGIN Old English, «steadfast, loyal»; related to TRUCE(Cf. ↑truce).

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Real, genuine, veritable, actual, pure, authentic / Truthful, veracious, authentic, conformable to fact / Faithful, constant, steady, loyal, stanch / Honest, honorable, upright, just, equitable, virtuous, trusty, trustworthy / Exact, accurate, correct, conformable to a rule, Yes, ay, good, well, very well, well and good, granted

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true — vb., r, de, t … Dansk ordbog
True — (tr[udd]), a. [Compar. {Truer} (tr[udd] [ e]r); superl. {Truest}.] [OE. trewe, AS. tre[ o]we faithful, true, from tre[ o]w fidelity, faith, troth; akin to OFries. triuwe, adj., treuwa, n., OS. triuwi, adj., trewa, n., D. trouw, adj. & n., G. treu … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
True — is the adjectival form of the word truth. True may also refer to:In business: *True Corporation, a Thai communications group whose subsidiaries include True Internet, True Move and True Visions In music: *True (Spandau Ballet album) *True… … Wikipedia
true — [tro͞o] adj. truer, truest [ME treue < OE treowe < treow, faith, akin to Ger treu < IE * drew , var. of base * deru > TREE: basic sense “firm (as a tree)”] 1. faithful; loyal; constant 2. reliable; certain [a true indication] 3. in… … English World dictionary
true — I (authentic) adjective according to the facts, accurate, actual, as represented, authenticated, certain, correct, creditable, dependable, exact, factual, fidelis, fidus, founded on fact, genuine, honest, legitimate, literal, not false, not… … Law dictionary
true — [truː] adjective used to describe the actual amount of something, when extra hidden amounts are added to or taken from it: • The APR is the annual percentage rate of the total charge for credit or the true cost of borrowing. * * * true UK US… … Financial and business terms
True — (englisch für wahr, zutreffend) bezeichnet eine Aussage, siehe Aussagenlogik true (Unix), ein Kommandozeilenprogramm unter Unix True (Kurzfilm), einen Kurzfilm aus dem Jahr 2004 des Regisseurs Tom Tykwer Frederick William True (1858–1914), ein… … Deutsch Wikipedia
true — (adj.) O.E. triewe (W.Saxon), treowe (Mercian) faithful, trustworthy, from P.Gmc. *trewwjaz having or characterized by good faith (Cf. O.Fris. triuwi, Du. getrouw, O.H.G. gatriuwu, Ger. treu, O.N. tryggr, Goth. triggws faithful, trusty ), perhaps … Etymology dictionary
true — true; true·ness; un·true; true·heart·ed·ness; un·true·ness; … English syllables
True — (в переводе с английского «истинное») консольная команда UNIX совместимых операционных систем, единственное действие которой возвратить значение 0, рассматриваемое командной оболочкой UNIX как логическое значение «истина». Команда используется… … Википедия

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