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| true [ troo ] |
adjective (comparative tru·er, superlative tru·est) |
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1. real or correct: conforming with reality or fact
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2. genuine: genuine, not pretended, insincere, or artificial
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3. personally faithful: showing loyalty to another person
  a true friend
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4. committed: faithful to a cause, purpose, or religious belief
a true believer
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5. conforming to standard or measure: conforming to a standard, measure, or pattern
a true fit
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6. rightful: conforming to the way things should be by right
returned to the true owners
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7. music in tune: perfectly in tune
The orchestra maintained true pitch throughout.
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8. conforming to inclusion criteria: meeting the criteria for inclusion in a particular category, in contrast to being given the same name because of superficial resemblance to members of that category
A shooting star is not a true star.
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9. geography in relation to Earth's poles: measured in relation to geographic points on the Earth's surface, rather than to points of magnetic attraction
true north
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10. physics not relative: not relative as a value and corrected for all error factors
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adverb |
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1. in real or factual correspondence: in a way that corresponds with reality or fact
His explanations just didn't ring true.
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2. accurately: so as to arrive at the precise position aimed for
The arrow flew straight and true.
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3. honestly: in a frank and open way that seeks to hide nothing
Tell me true.
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4. certainly: used to admit the validity or accuracy of a statement, often in a discussion or when considering the advantages and disadvantages of something
True, it does rain a lot here.
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5. agriculture without loss of ancestral features: without variation from the ancestral form, or producing offspring with the same hereditary characteristics
breed true
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transitive verb (past and past participle trued, present participle tru·ing or true·ing, 3rd person present singular trues) |
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adjust position of something: to adjust something to make it straight or level or put it in any other required position
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noun |
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1. alignment: a correct position, especially a position in relation to the horizontal or vertical
out of true
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2. reality: the absolute truth
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| [Old English trēowe "trustworthy" < Indo-European, "be solid"] |
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| true·ness noun |
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come true to happen as hoped or expected
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true to life conforming accurately with reality
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